Open access peer-reviewed Edited volume

Leishmaniasis

Trends in Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Missouri State University

Of all the parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis is one of the most diverse, with a variety of manifestations, from relatively minor cutaneous lesions to deadly visceral infections. It is also widespread, causing human disease in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa. The environments in which this disease occurs range from desert to tropical jungle to urban habitats. Not surprisingly, the literature on this disease is written in a variety of languages including Portuguese, Arabic, English and French among others. This book provides a synopsis in English of much of the recent research on leishmaniasis, with a focus on the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of the disease as described by researchers around the world, but with a focus on the research from Brazil and the Middle East.

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LeishmaniasisTrends in Epidemiology, Diagnosis and TreatmentEdited by David Claborn

Published: March 19th 2014

DOI: 10.5772/57067

ISBN: 978-953-51-1232-7

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Open access peer-reviewed 1. Environmental Changes and the Geographic Spreading of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Brazil By Elizabeth F. Rangel, Simone M. da Costa and Bruno M. Carvalho		1252
Open access peer-reviewed 2. Transmission to Humans By Miroslava Avila-García, Javier Mancilla, Enrique Segura-Cervantes and Norma Galindo-Sevilla		846
Open access peer-reviewed 3. Otorhinolaryngologic Manifestations in Leishmaniasis By Luiz Alberto Alves Mota and Roberta Correia Ribeiro Ferreira de Miranda		796
Open access peer-reviewed 4. Molecular Tools for Understanding Eco-Epidemiology, Diversity and Pathogenesis of Leishmania Parasites By Souheila Guerbouj, Imen Mkada–Driss and Ikram Guizani		1207
Open access peer-reviewed 5. Geographical and Environmental Variables of Leishmaniasis Transmission By Roqueline A.G.M.F. Aversi-Ferreira, Jucimária Dantas Galvão, Sylla Figueredo da Silva, Giovanna Felipe Cavalcante, Ediana Vasconcelos da Silva, Naina Bhatia-Dey and Tales Alexandre Aversi-Ferreira		1397
Open access peer-reviewed 6. The Geospatial Approach on Eco-Epidemiological Studies of Leishmaniasis By João Carlos Araujo Carreira, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães and Alba Valéria Machado da Silva		1192
Open access peer-reviewed 7. Conflict Leishmaniasis By David M. Claborn		773
Open access peer-reviewed 8. Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis, Species Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis By Constantina N. Tsokana, Labrini V. Athanasiou, George Valiakos, Vassiliki Spyrou, Katerina Manolakou and Charalambos Billinis		1651
Open access peer-reviewed 9. Non-Invasive Molecular Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Using Conjunctival Swab Samples By Antero Silva Ribeiro de Andrade and Maria Norma Melo		1028
Open access peer-reviewed 10. Sporotrichoid Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Tunisia: Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects By Moncef Ben Saïd, Fatma Saghrouni, Yusr Saadi-Ben Aoun, Najet Ghariani, Alia Yaacoub, Henda Ach, Mohamed Denguezli, Ikram Guizani and Akila Fathallah-Mili		659
Open access peer-reviewed 11. Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Children By A K M Mamunur Rashid		982
Open access peer-reviewed 12. New Advances in the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis By Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras, Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga, Manuela da Silva Solcà and Carlos Eduardo Sampaio Guedes		1058
Open access peer-reviewed 13. Can Attenuated Leishmania Induce Equally Effective Protection as Virulent Strains in Visceral Leishmaniasis? By Joana Cunha, Eugenia Carrillo, Javier Moreno and Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva		929
Open access peer-reviewed 14. Perspectives for Diagnosis and Control of Leishmaniasis Based on Volatile Organic Compounds By Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade, Jairo Torres Magalhães Junior, Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Mesquita, Fábio Santos Oliveira, Frederico de Medeiros Rodrigues and Stella Maria Barrouin-Melo		1231
Open access peer-reviewed 15. Leishmaniasis: Possible New Strategies for Treatment By Alane Beatriz Vermelho, Claudiu T. Supuran, Verônica Cardoso, Dayanne Menezes, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Jose Luiz Pinto Ferreira, Ana Claudia Fernandes Amaral and Igor A. Rodrigues		1593
Open access peer-reviewed 16. Nanoparticle Technology: An alternative approach for Leishmaniasis Treatment By Aldo Eloizo Job, Alexandre Fioravante de Siqueira, Caroline Silva Danna, Felipe Silva Bellucci, Flávio Camargo Cabrera, Leandra Ernst Kerche Silva and Pedro Henrique Benites Aoki		1270
Open access peer-reviewed 17. Treatment and Control of Leishmaniasis Using Photodynamic Therapy By Debora P. Aureliano, Martha S. Ribeiro, José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso, Fabio C. Pogliani, Fábio P. Sellera, Dennis Song and Mauricio S. Baptista		1306
Open access peer-reviewed 18. Utilization of Composites and Nanocomposites Based on Natural Rubber and Ceramic Nanoparticles as Control Agents for Leishmania braziliensis By Aldo Eloizo Job, Alexandre Fioravante de Siqueira, Caroline Silva Danna, Felipe Silva Bellucci, Flávio Camargo Cabrera and Leandra Ernst Kerche Silva		1034
Open access peer-reviewed 19. Alkylphospholipids and Leishmaniasis By Faustino Mollinedo		1069
Open access peer-reviewed 20. Metal-Based Therapeutics for Leishmaniasis By Ana B. Caballero, Juan M. Salas and Manuel Sánchez-Moreno		1452
Open access peer-reviewed 21. Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Leishmania Infection By Levi H.C. Makala and Babak Baban		2108

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