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Leishmaniasis

The Current Status and New Strategies for Control

  • D. T. Hart
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Part of the NATO ASI Series book series (NSSA, volume 171)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Aetiology and Epidemiology

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. Aetiology and Epidemiology: Overview
      David J. Bradley
      Pages 3-7
    3. The Genus Leishmania in the Middle East and USSR
      Wallace Peters
      Pages 9-20
    4. Epidemiology of Mediterranean Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Infantum: Isoenzyme and kDna Analysis for The Identification of Parasites from Man, Vectors and Reservoirs
      M. Gramiccia, L. Gradoni, M. C. Angelici
      Pages 21-37
    5. Leishmaniasis: Status in Tunisia (1986)
      R. Ben Ismail, M. Ben Said, M. S. Ben Rachid
      Pages 39-45
    6. A Review of the Status of Leishmaniasis in Pakistan from 1960 – 1986
      M. A. Munir, M. A. Rab, J. Iqbal, A. Ghafoor, M. A. Khan, M. I. Burney
      Pages 47-56
    7. Zoonoses and Leishmaniasis
      Robert S. Bray
      Pages 57-60
    8. Reservoirs of Visceral Leishmaniasis
      P. Abranches
      Pages 61-70
    9. Effectiveness of Control Measures Against Canine Leishmaniasis in the Isle of Elba, Italy
      L. Gradoni, M. Gramiccia, F. Mancianti, S. Pieri
      Pages 71-76
    10. The Incidence of Canine Leishmaniasis in Northern Greece: An Epizootiological Study of the Decade 1977–1987
      V. I. Kontos, A. G. Spais
      Pages 77-82
    11. Studies on the Role of the Ground Squirrel (Citellus Citellus): In the Epidemiology of Leishmaniasis
      V. I. Kontos, G. S. Koptopoulos, S. Th. Haralabidis, A. G. Spais
      Pages 83-87
    12. Field Application of A Direct Agglutination Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis
      P. A. Kager, J. Leeuwenburg, R. Muigai, S. Kiugu, D. W. Iha, J. K. Mwaniki et al.
      Pages 89-94
    13. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol) Part I . An Overview of the Integrated Project for the Characterization, Vigilance and Control of Leishmaniasis
      M. Recacoeolas, G. Villarroel, H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, J. C. Dujardin, D. le Ray
      Pages 95-102
    14. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part II. Community Health Care for Spontaneous Settlers in Endemictropical Forest
      G. Villarroel, M. Recacoechea, S. Balderrama
      Pages 103-108
    15. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part III. Status of the Disease in an Area of Spontaneous Agricultural Colonization
      M. Recacoechea, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama, R. Urjel, S. De Doncker, D. Jacquet et al.
      Pages 109-115
    16. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part IV. Field Identification Key for Lutzomya SPP. Based on Thoracic External Characters
      H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalvan, S. Rocha
      Pages 117-121
    17. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part V. Monthly Density of Lutzomya Yucumensis, Lu. Davisi and Lu. Carrerai carrerai in the Rain Forest of Yapacani, Department of Santa Cruz
      H. Bermudez, A. Rivero, B. Montalvan, J. L. Claure, S. Rocha
      Pages 123-127
    18. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VI. Flagellate Infection in Sandflies from the Rain Forest of Yapacani
      H. Bermudez, R. Urjel, A. Rivero, J. L. Claure, B. Montalban
      Pages 129-130
    19. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlands of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VII. Preliminary Characterization of Eleven Leishmania Isolates
      R. Urjel, M. Recacoechea, Ph. Desjeux, H. Bermudez, G. Villarroel, S. Balderrama et al.
      Pages 131-136
    20. Leishmaniasis in the Lowlawnds of Bolivia (Leishbol): Part VIII. Characterization and Identification of Bolivian Isolates by PFG Karyotyping
      J. Cl. Dujardin, N. Gajendran, R. Hamers, G. Matthijsen, R. Urjel, M. Recacoechea et al.
      Pages 137-148
    21. The Distribution and Aetiology of Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the New World
      Bryce C. Walton, Oscar Velasco
      Pages 149-157
    22. Epidemiological Studies on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Domestic and Peridomestic Sandfly Fauna
      R. P. Brazil, B. G. Brazil, M. C. Gouvea, D. C. De Almeida, S. M. P. De Oliveira, J. A. De Menezes
      Pages 159-164
    23. Evaluation of the Canine Reservoir of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Methodological Review
      R. Houin
      Pages 165-171

  3. Ecology and Entomology

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 173-173
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    2. The Ecology and Entomology of the Leishmaniases
      R. Killick-Kendrick
      Pages 175-178
    3. Sandfly Breeding Sites
      Sergio Bettini
      Pages 179-188
    4. Leishmaniasis Research in Kenya: Parasite-Vector-Host Associations
      P. Lawyer, J. Githure, Y. Mebrahtu, P. Perkins, R. Muigai, J. Leeuwenburg
      Pages 189-206
    5. Sandflies and Disease in Cyprus; 1944 – 1985
      Donald M. Minter, U. R. Eitrem
      Pages 207-216
    6. The Effect of Permethrin Impregnated Nets on Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Italy
      M. Maroli, R. P. Lane
      Pages 217-223
    7. Cuticular Hydrocarbon Analysis as a Tool in Sandfly Identification
      Angela Phillips, Shaden Kamhawi, P. J. M. Milligan, D. H. Molyneux
      Pages 225-234
    8. Bioassays as an Indicator of Pheromone Communication in Lutzomyia Longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
      R. D. Ward, I. Morton, V. Lancaster, P. Smith, A. Swift
      Pages 235-243
    9. Why Measure the Vectorial Capacity of Sandflies?
      Christopher Dye
      Pages 245-251

  4. Cell Biology and Immunology

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 253-253
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    2. Cell Biology and Immunology of Leishmaniasis
      F. E. G. Cox
      Pages 255-257
    3. Studies of Immune Mechanisms in H-11-Linked Genetic Susceptibility to Murine Visceral Leishmaniasis
      Morven Roberts, Paul M. Kaye, Genevieve Milon, Jenefer M. Blackwell
      Pages 259-266
    4. Characterization of Leishmania Donovani Infective (Metacyclic) Promastigotes from Axenic Cultures
      M. Keith Howard, Gillian Sayers, Michael A. Miles
      Pages 267-270
    5. Different Epitopes of the Macrophage Type Three Complement Receptor (CR3) Are Used to Bind Leishmania Promastigotes Harvested at Different Phases of Their Growth Cycle
      Andrea Cooper, Anne O. Wozencraft, Tamara I. A. Roach, Jenefer M. Blackwell
      Pages 271-279
    6. Immunodominant Epitopes of the Leishmania Surface Membrane
      Ronald L. Anthony, John B. Sacci Jr., Kristina M. Williams
      Pages 281-293
    7. Antigens Recognized by Sera from Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis
      Charles L. Jaffe, Shmuel Argov, Mariano Zalis, Nurit Rachamim, Margalit Krup, Yehuda Shoenfeld
      Pages 295-307
    8. Interactions Between Leishmaniasis and Malaria
      F. E. G. Cox
      Pages 309-314
    9. Modulation of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
      F. Y. Liew
      Pages 315-323
    10. The Local T Cell Response in Experimental Leishmaniasis
      M. J. McElrath, H. W. Murray, Z. A. Cohn
      Pages 325-328
    11. The Role of Specific T Cell Subsets in the Immunological Control of Experimental Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
      Th. Pedrazzini, V. Kindler, P. Vassalli, G. Marchal, G. Milon, J. A. Louis
      Pages 329-334
    12. Parameters of T Cell Activation in Murine Leishmaniasis
      Paul M. Kaye, Amalia Monroy-Ostria, Tamara I. A. Roach, Jenefer M. Blackwell
      Pages 335-343
    13. A Possible Role for Prostaglandins in Regulation of Disease in Murine Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
      Jay P. Farrell, Thomas J. Nolan, William L. Croop, Carl E. Kirkpatrick
      Pages 345-352
    14. Use of a Dot-Elisa Procedure for the Detection of Specific Antibodies in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
      Luis Guevara, Lourdes Paz, Elizabeth Nieto, Alejandro Llanos
      Pages 353-358
    15. A Novel Method of Vaccination Using Parasite Membrane Antigens
      James Alexander, David G. Russell
      Pages 359-366
    16. Leishmania Major: Immune Responses Elicited by Carbohydrate-Lipid Containing Fractions (CLF)
      Mauricio V. Londner, Graciela Rosen, Shoshana Frankenburg, Daniel Sevlever, Charles L. Greenblatt
      Pages 367-378
    17. Premunition, A Possible Limitation in the Prevention of the Leishmaniases by Vaccination
      L. F. Schnur
      Pages 379-385

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