https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/ Published infectious-disease literature filtered to Leishmaniasis. en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:02:01 GMT https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1038-s41467-026-77072-4-f26addaa/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1038-s41467-026-77072-4-f26addaa/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clarifying these internal migration patterns may help explain recurring infections and therapeutic resistance, offering conceptual guidance for managing disease propagation. Leishmaniasis Transmission dynamics Treatment Ecological study https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3390-tropicalmed11080235-dd86d1c5/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-3390-tropicalmed11080235-dd86d1c5/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Strengthening clinician education and integrating standardized protocols into official recommendations may decrease evaluation delays and treatment disparities. Leishmaniasis HIV infection Surveillance Diagnostics Treatment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014666-afa1362a/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014666-afa1362a/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Consolidating regional outcome data helps identify modifiable therapeutic variables and highlights gaps in longitudinal tracking necessary for coordinated control initiatives. Kala-azar Leishmaniasis Treatment Surveillance Transmission dynamics Systematic review https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-2807-1560-7917-es-2026-31-32-2600605-dac5d2bf/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-2807-1560-7917-es-2026-31-32-2600605-dac5d2bf/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The reported cluster suggests potential changes in transmission intensity in central Tunisia and highlights the value of surveillance systems for detecting imported tropical infectious diseases in European clinical settings. Leishmaniasis Transmission dynamics Surveillance Travel medicine One Health Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014034-e5fafa04/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0014034-e5fafa04/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The synthesis underscores the necessity of adopting comprehensive, multi-sectoral strategies and community-engaged methodologies to strengthen disease control initiatives and address systemic vulnerabilities affecting affected populations. Leishmaniasis One Health Climate and environment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128911-882d461e/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128911-882d461e/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The findings provide experimental evidence that Likh1-/- may warrant further investigation as an immunoprophylactic approach for visceral leishmaniasis. The supplied evidence is limited to an animal model and does not establish effectiveness, safety, or feasibility in humans. Leishmaniasis Vaccination Vaccine effectiveness Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128990-1f395e95/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-j-vaccine-2026-128990-1f395e95/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Current management options for tegumentary leishmaniasis face constraints regarding efficacy and adverse effects. This laboratory-based analysis highlights a potentially safer and more effective combinatorial approach that warrants subsequent developmental stages. Leishmaniasis Treatment Vaccination Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0013952-7b81c20d/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0013952-7b81c20d/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The authors emphasize the need to integrate PKDL management within broader skin disease programs and to optimize VL treatment (e.g., multidrug regimens, immune modifiers) to potentially reduce PKDL incidence. Leishmaniasis Kala-azar Treatment Climate and environment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-24-00581-4-857c8834/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-24-00581-4-857c8834/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The abstract frames rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis as a neglected tropical disease that is generally fatal if untreated. It states that the updated recommendations may matter for health-care professionals and policy makers. African trypanosomiasis Leishmaniasis Treatment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-019-4719-3-d6b26cdd/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1186-s12879-019-4719-3-d6b26cdd/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT The outbreak demonstrates vulnerability in low-endemic areas and highlights gaps in case-finding, treatment delays, incomplete vector control coverage, and the role of social and economic determinants in kala-azar transmission. The findings underscore the need for a routine outbreak response framework within the elimination programme. Leishmaniasis Kala-azar Outbreak investigation Transmission dynamics Treatment Outbreak investigation https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0007629-fcb5f64e/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0007629-fcb5f64e/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT The risk maps can inform public health authorities about geographic areas where human modification of the environment elevates cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission risk, supporting targeted surveillance and intervention strategies in the Neotropical moist forest biome. Leishmaniasis Transmission dynamics One Health Climate and environment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0006082-a3918826/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0006082-a3918826/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT Canine visceral leishmaniasis is relevant as dogs serve as a reservoir for Leishmania infantum, a zoonotic pathogen. Effective diagnosis, treatment, and control in canine populations may reduce transmission risk to humans. Leishmaniasis Leptospirosis Diagnostics Transmission dynamics Treatment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-16-30140-2-e52ce8f2/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1016-s1473-3099-16-30140-2-e52ce8f2/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT Visceral leishmaniasis causes high morbidity and mortality on the Indian subcontinent and is a serious public health problem. The article addresses elimination strategies for a regional initiative targeting this disease burden. Leishmaniasis Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0003575-303d476e/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0003575-303d476e/ Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT The article identifies urgent needs to expand surveillance activities and ensure mass drug administration for populations at risk for intestinal helminth infections, fluke infections, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and yaws, while referencing the ASEAN Network for Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Traditional Medicines Innovation as a policy framework for developing new control tools. Malaria Dengue Leprosy Filariasis Leishmaniasis Japanese Encephalitis Leptospirosis Schistosomiasis Melioidosis Trachoma Enterovirus 71 infection Climate and environment Surveillance One Health Health policy Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1111-1469-0691-12154-162e7859/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1111-1469-0691-12154-162e7859/ Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The article is relevant to diagnostic planning for tropical fever management in settings with limited access to laboratory testing. It frames better rapid tests as important for improving evaluation of treatable severe infections after malaria is excluded. Leptospirosis Dengue Malaria Leishmaniasis African trypanosomiasis Brucellosis Diagnostics Climate and environment Treatment Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0001288-a157043f/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0001288-a157043f/ Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The findings provide experimental context for factors associated with Leishmania transmission by sand fly vectors and for how infection conditions may relate to disease severity after transmission. Leishmaniasis Transmission dynamics Climate and environment Meta-analysis https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-2807-ese-15-10-19505-en-4b6e99a9/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-2807-ese-15-10-19505-en-4b6e99a9/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Findings inform EU-level risk assessment of leishmaniasis introduction and spread, highlighting surveillance, travel-related dog movement, and climate/land-use change as actionable axes for prevention and preparedness. Leishmaniasis Surveillance Transmission dynamics Diagnostics Treatment Climate and environment Travel medicine One Health Journal article https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0000584-88890f15/ https://globalinfectiousdisease.com/research/articles/10-1371-journal-pntd-0000584-88890f15/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT The study addresses VL, a neglected tropical disease, and provides evidence relevant to public health decision-making regarding control versus elimination strategies in Latin America, a region where zoonotic transmission presents distinct challenges compared to anthroponotic transmission patterns seen in South Asia. Leishmaniasis Transmission dynamics Surveillance Diagnostics Treatment One Health Systematic review