"Leishmaniasis, Visceral" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic disease caused by LEISHMANIA DONOVANI and transmitted by the bite of several sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia. It is commonly characterized by fever, chills, vomiting, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, emaciation, and an earth-gray color of the skin. The disease is classified into three main types according to geographic distribution: Indian, Mediterranean (or infantile), and African.
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D007898
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.500.510
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leishmaniasis, Visceral" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnosis of leishmaniasis in Maltese dogs with the aid of the polymerase chain reaction. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Apr; 96 Suppl 1:S195-7.
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Detection of Leishmania infantum by PCR, serology and cellular immune response in a cohort study of Brazilian dogs. Parasitology. 2001 Mar; 122(Pt 3):253-61.
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Leishmania donovani: development and characterisation of a kinetoplast DNA probe and its use in the detection of parasites. Exp Parasitol. 2000 Jan; 94(1):15-22.
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Kala-azar in a high transmission focus: an ethnic and geographic dimension. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Dec; 61(6):941-4.
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First identification of a species of Leishmania causing visceral leishmaniasis in the Sultanate of Oman, in a patient with AIDS. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1998 May-Jun; 92(3):356-7.