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Review

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan

Rahimi BA, Ghatee MA, Habib MN, Farooqi K, Ritmeijer K,  et al.
2025-05-07 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2025-05-07 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) is a sand fly-transmitted skin infection caused by Leishmania species that extends from West Africa to China. Afghanistan probably has the hig...

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Research

Patient insights research exploring disease awareness, patient life experience, and current management of visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

Sundar S, Alves F, Ritmeijer K, den Boer M, Forsyth C,  et al.
2025-02-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2025-02-25 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

BACKGROUND

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania parasites and transmitted by sand fly bites, targeted for elimination in I...

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Commentary

Disease-specific differences in pharmacokinetics of paromomycin and miltefosine between post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Africa

Chu WY, Verrest L, Younis BM, Musa AM, Mbui J,  et al.
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
2024-12-16 • Journal of Infectious Diseases

Treatment regimens for post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) are usually extrapolated from those for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but drug pharmacokinetics (PK) can differ due to...

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Research

Prediction of visceral leishmaniasis development in a highly exposed HIV cohort in Ethiopia based on Leishmania infection markers: results from the PreLeisH study

van Griensven J, van Henten S, Kibret A, Kassa M, Beyene H,  et al.
2024-12-01 • EBioMedicine
2024-12-01 • EBioMedicine

BACKGROUND

Tar...

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Research

A preliminary indication that HLA-A*03:01 may be associated with visceral leishmaniasis development in people living with HIV in Ethiopia

de Vrij N, Vandoren R, Ramadan K, Van Hul A, Ceulemans A,  et al.
2024-09-30 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-09-30 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is a major challenge for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control, particularly in Ethiopia where the incidence of both pathogens is high. V...

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Research

Chronic high-level parasitemia in HIV-infected individuals with or without visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area in Northwest Ethiopia: Potential superspreaders?

van Griensven J, van Henten S, Kibret A, Kassa M, Beyene H,  et al.
2024-07-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2024-07-19 • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Background

People with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) with recurrent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) could potentially drive Leishmania transmission in areas wi...

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Research

Persistent T cell unresponsiveness associated with chronic visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-coinfected patients

de Vrij N, Pollmann J, Rezende AM, Ibarra-Meneses AV, Pham TT,  et al.
2024-05-03 • Communications Biology
2024-05-03 • Communications Biology
A large proportion of HIV-coinfected visceral leishmaniasis (VL-HIV) patients exhibit chronic disease with frequent VL recurrence. However, knowledge on immunological determinants underl...
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Video

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Poster

Proportion of paediatric admissions with any stage of noma at the Anka General Hospital, Northwest Nigeria

Olaleye M, Farley ES, Karinja MN, Lawal AM, Muhammad S,  et al.
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
2024-05-03 • MSF Paediatric Days 2024
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Review

Blood transfusion in the care of patients with visceral leishmaniasis: a review of practices in therapeutic efficacy studies

Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Wilson JM, Cota G, Ritmeijer K,  et al.
2024-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2024-05-01 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Blood transfusion remains an important aspect of patient management in visceral leishmaniasis (VL). However, transfusion triggers considered are poorly understood. This review summarises...
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Pre-Print

HLA-A*03:01 is associated with visceral leishmaniasis development in people living with HIV in Ethiopia

de Vrij N, Vandoren R, Ramadan K, Van Hul A, Kassa M,  et al.
2024-02-18 • medRxiv
2024-02-18 • medRxiv
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection is a major challenge for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control, particularly in Ethiopia where the incidence of both pathogens is high. VL-H...