Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-1 was isolated from a skin lesion in a child in Lisboa area (Portugal) who had never travelled abroad. Succefull therapy was achieved by excisional biopsy of the lesion. This is the first evidence that this agent is responsible by cutaneous leishmaniasis in the country. ; Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-1 was isolated from a skin lesion in a child in Lisboa area (Portugal) who...
Leishmania infantum zimodeme MON-1 foi isolado a partir de uma lesão cutânea da face de uma criança, residente em Lisboa e que nunca saíu do país. Após biópsia excisional não houve recorrência da lesão. Este é o primeiro caso em que este agente é identificado como responsável pela leishmaniose cutãnea em Portugal.
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis in most regions where it occurs. Dogs are the most important reservoir of the disease and are mainly responsible for the persistence of VL in the Paleartic and Neotropical regions. Canine leishmaniasis (CaL) is a viscerocutaneous, chronic infection with a worse prognosis than human disease. We now know that, as in man, there are some cases of asymptomatic infection. For...
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is, in Portugal, a zoonosis with the dog as reservoir. A quality control of the technique of micro-ELISA was carried out, using as reference the technique of IFI, the most commonly used for the diagnosis of this protozoosis, both for human and canine sera. Three different methods were used to estimate the cut-off point: X + 2sd (average for negative sera plus two standar...
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