Advanced search
Publication Cover
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 89, 1995 - Issue sup1
Journal homepage
3
Views
29
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Epidemiology, diagnosis and control of leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region

Y. ÖzbelDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
N. TurgayDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
S. ÖzensoyDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
A. ÖzbilginDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
M. Z. AlkanDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
M. A. ÖzcelDepartment of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, 35100Izmir, Turkey
,
C. L. JaffeDepartment of Parasitology, Haddasah Medical School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
,
L. SchnurDepartment of Parasitology, Haddasah Medical School, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
,
L. OskamRoyal Tropical Institute, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
&
P. AbranchesDisciplina de Protozoologia, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Rua Junqueira 96, P-1300Lisbon, Portugal
 show all
Pages 89-93 | Published online: 15 Nov 2016

REFERENCES

  • Abranches, P. (1984). O kala-azar da area metropolitana de Lisboa e da regiao de Alcacer do Sal. Estados sobre os reservatorios domestico e silvatico e sovre a populacao humana em risco de infeccao. Thesis, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Barker Jr, R. H. (1990). DNA probe diagnosis in parasitic infections. Experimental Parasitology, 70, 494–499.
  • Budak, S., Daldal, N., Ózbel, Y. & Özbilgin, A. (1991). Investigations of vectors and reservoirs of L. donovani in Aegean region. Acta Parasitological Turcica, 15, 5–11.
  • Carvalho, E. M., Reed, R. G. & Johnson Jr, W. D. (1987). Crossreactivity between T. cruzi and Leishmania antigen in the lymphocyte blastogenesis assay. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81, 82–84.
  • Daldal, N., Ûner, A., Yaşarol, Ş., Karacasu, F. & Yurdagül, C. (1989). The prevalence of Phlebotomus spp. in the Aegean in the Mediterranean regions. Acta Parasitologica Turcica, 13, 71–84.
  • Evans, D. A. (1989). Handbook on the Isolation, Characterization and Cryopreservation of Leishmania. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Evans, T. G., Wasconcelos, I. A. B., Lima, J. W., Teixeira, J. M., McAullife, I. T., Lopes, U. G., Pearson, R. D. & Wassconcelos, A. W. (1990). Canine visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: assessment of sérodiagnostic methods. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 42, 118–123.
  • Hailu, A. (1990). Pre- and post-treatment antibody levels in visceral leishmaniasis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 84, 673–675.
  • Harith, A. E., Kolk, A. H. J., Kager, P. A., Leeuwersburg, J., Muigai, R., Kiugu, S., Kiugu, S. & Laarman, J. (1986). A simple and economical direct agglutination test for serodiagnosis and sero-epidemiological studies of visceral leishmaniasis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80, 583–587.
  • Harith, A. E., Slappendel, R. J., Reiter, I., van Knapen, F., de Korte, P., Huigen, E. & Kolk, A. H. J. (1989). Application of a DAT for detection of specific anti-Leishmania antibodies in the canine reservoir. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 27, 2252–2257.
  • Jaffe, C. L., Keren, E., Nahari, O., Rachamin, N. & Schnur, L. (1988). Canine visceral leishmaniasis at Wadi Hamam, in Israel. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82, 859–863.
  • Kato, T., Inoue, T., Yamamato, K., Tamura, T. & Nariuchi, H. (1992). Induction of IL-2R expression and proliferation of T-cell clones by a novel cytokine(s). Cellular Immunology, 142, 79–93.
  • McMahon-Pratt, D. & David, J. R. (1982). Application of mAbs specific for Leishmania spp. In Biochemical Characterization of Leishmania, eds Chance M. L. & Walter, B. C. pp. 247–257. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Meredith, S. E. O., Ziljstra, E. E., Schnoone, G. J., Kroone, C. C M., Van Eys, G. J. J. M., Schaeffer, K. U., El-Hassan, A. M. & Lawyer, P. G. (1993). Development and application of the PCR for the detection and identification of Leishmania parasites in clinical materials. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis, 70, 419–431.
  • Piarroux, R., Gambarelli, F., Duman, F., Fontes, M., Dunan, S., Mari, C., Toga, B. & Quilici, M. (1994). Comparation of PCR with direct examination of bone marrow aspiration, myeloculture and serology for diagnosis of VL in immunocompromised patients. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 32, 746–749.
  • Reed, S. G. & Scott, P. (1993). Cytokine response and T-cells in leishmaniasis. Current Opinion in Immunology, 5, 524–531.
  • Schnur, L. F. (1982). The immunological identification and characterization of leishmanial stocks and strains with special reference of EF serotyping. In Biochemical Characterization of Leishmania, eds Chance, M. L. & Walter, B. C. pp. 25–47. Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • World Health Organization (1990). Tropical Diseases. Document TDR/CTD/HH90.1. Geneva: WHO.
  • World Health Organization (1993). Report of the Joint WHO/MZCP/HPI Workshop on the Epidemiology in the Diagnosis and Control of Leishmaniases in the Mediterranean Area. Document MZCP/LEISH./93.3. Geneva: WHO.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.