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Leishmania Parasites - Epidemiology, Immunopathology and Hosts

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Fernando Almeida-Souza
Fernando Almeida-Souza

Universidade Estadual do Maranhão,
Brazil

Co-editors

Kátia Da Silva Calabrese
Kátia Da Silva Calabrese

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz,
Brazil

Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva
Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva

Universidade Estadual do Maranhão,
Brazil

Flávia Cardoso
Flávia Cardoso

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation,
Brazil

Published24 April 2024

Doi10.5772/intechopen.105279

ISBN978-1-83768-311-6

Print ISBN978-1-83768-310-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83768-312-3

Copyright year2024

Number of pages166

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1. Introductory Chapter: Leishmania Parasites – Epidemiology and Immunopathogenesis

By Fernando Almeida-Souza, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva, Kátia da Silva Calabrese and Flávia de Oliveira Cardoso

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3. Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis in India

By Rajan R. Patil and Prabir K. Chatterjee

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5. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

By Azhar Rafique, Sayydah Surrya Sani, Salma Sultana, Tayyaba Sultana, Asma Ashraf and Muhammad Shahid Mahmood

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6. Visceral Leishmaniasis: An Overview and Integrated Analysis of the Current Status, Geographical Distribution and Its Transmission

By Kaushal Kumar Mahto, Pooja Prasad, Mohan Kumar, Intzar Ali, Vikram Vohra and Deepak Kumar Arya

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7. From Biology to Disease: Importance of Species-Specific Leishmania Antigens from the Subgenera Viannia (L. braziliensis) and Leishmania (L. amazonensis) in the Pathogenesis of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

By Fernando T. Silveira, Marliane B. Campos, Silvia F. Müller, Patrícia K. Ramos, Luciana V. Lima, Thiago V. dos Santos, Claudia Maria Gomes, Márcia D. Laurenti, Vania Lucia da Matta and Carlos Eduardo Corbett

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8. Feline Leishmaniasis: What Do We Know So Far?

By Allana Barros Freitas, Sandra Alves Araújo, Fernando Almeida-Souza and Tatiane Aranha da Penha-Silva

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9. Current Challenges in the Association between Canine Leishmaniasis and Malignant Disorders

By Helen Silva Ribeiro, Flávia de Oliveira Cardoso, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva, Kátia da Silva Calabrese and Fernando Almeida-Souza

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