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Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships between Leishmania infantum from dogs, humans and wildlife in south-east Spain

  • Authors: Ortuño M, Latrofa MS, Iborra MA, Pérez-Cutillas P, Bernal LJ, Risueño J, Muñoz C, Bernal A, Sánchez-Lopez PF, Segovia M, Annoscia G, Maia C, Cortes S, Campino L, Otranto D, Berriatua E
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Zoonoses and Public Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31512370

Leishmania infantum causes human and canine leishmaniosis. The parasite, transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, infects species other than dogs and people, including wildlife, although their role as reservoirs of infection remains unknown for most species. Molecular typing of parasites to investigate genetic variability and evolutionary proximity can help understand transmission cycles and designing control strategies. […]
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Elucidating in vitro and in vivo phenotypic behaviour of L. infantum/L. major natural hybrids

  • Authors: Cortes S, Albuquerque-Wendt A, Maia C, Carvalho M, Lima IA, de Freitas LAR, Dos-Santos WLC, Campino L
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Parasitology
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486907

The clinical manifestation and course of Leishmania infections depend on factors such as species, virulence and host-immunity. Although trypanosomatids are considered to have clonal propagation, genetic hybridization has produced successful natural hybrid lineages. Hybrids displaying strong selective advantages may have an impact on pathogenesis and the eco-epidemiology of leishmaniasis. Thus, characterization of phenotypic properties of […]
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Re-Emerging foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Armenia – first molecular diagnosis of clinical samples

  • Authors: Sukiasyan A, Keshishyan A, Manukyan D, Melik-Andreasyan G, Atshemyan L, Apresyan H, Strelkova M, Frohme M, Cortes S, Kuhls K
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Parasitology
  • Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/parasitology/article/reemerging-foci-of-visceral-leishmaniasis-in-armenia-first-molecular-diagnosis-of-clinical-samples/3660B1D3BEF8F25D1EA654C99FE4D933

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was firstly reported in Armenia in 1913. Following a considerable increase of the number of cases until the mid 1950s, the disease disappeared after 1969 and re-emerged in 1999. Scientific literature about VL in Armenia is available only in Russian or Armenian. This paper presents a historical overview about leishmaniasis in Armenia […]
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Elucidating in vitro and in vivo phenotypic behaviour of L. infantum/L. major natural hybrids

  • Authors: Cortes S, Albuquerque-Wendt, Maia C, Carvalho M, Lima IA, de Freitas LAR, Dos-Santos WLC, Campino L
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Parasitology
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486907

The clinical manifestation and course of Leishmania infections depend on factors such as species, virulence and host-immunity. Although trypanosomatids are considered to have clonal propagation, genetic hybridization has produced successful natural hybrid lineages. Hybrids displaying strong selective advantages may have an impact on pathogenesis and the eco-epidemiology of leishmaniasis. Thus, characterization of phenotypic properties of […]
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Epidemiological and genetic studies suggest a common Leishmania infantum transmission cycle in wildlife, dogs and humans associated to vector abundance in Southeast Spain

  • Authors: Risueño J, Ortuño M, Pérez-Cutillas P, Goyena E, Maia C, Cortes S, Campino L, Bermal LJ, Muñoz C, Arcenillas I, Martínez-Rondán FJ, Gonzálvez M, Collantes F, Ortiz J, Martínez-Carrasco C, Berriatua E
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
  • Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401718301997

Leishmania infantum infection was investigated in 202 wild carnivores, rodents and lagomorphs in Southeast Spain using a real-time PCR (rtPCR) in skin and organ samples, mostly spleen. Lesions compatible with leishmaniosis were not observed in any of the animals. Prevalence defined as the percentage of rtPCR-positive animals was 32% overall, and 45% in foxes (n = 69), 30% […]
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