leishmaniosis


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Noun1.leishmaniosis - sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
protozoal infection - any infection caused by a protozoan
Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis - leishmaniasis of the viscera
Aleppo boil, cutaneous leishmaniasis, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, tropical sore - leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
American leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis - a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
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In Turkey, the prevalence of canine leishmaniosis can reach 25% in some regions, especially around the Mediterranean basin.
In more than 140 Low-and-Middle-Income countries, Gilead works with public health officials, community advocates, researchers, doctors and patients to break down barriers and create opportunities for communities impacted by HIV, viral Hepatitis and Visceral Leishmaniosis.
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El nordeste argentino es considerado actualmente como un area de transmision moderada a intensa de leishmaniosis visceral canina.
Clinical management of canine leishmaniosis versus human leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum: putting "One Health" principles into practice.
The environment where the Federal District is located is subject to occurrences of yellow fever, hantavirus and leishmaniosis and often, as chronic diseases increase, the communicable diseases are neglected.
Group 2 (G2) included 18 animals in stage II of the disease (moderate leishmaniosis), with the presence of at least one of these clinical signs: lymphadenomegaly, papular dermatitis, onychogrifosis, skin ulcerations, weight loss and epistaxis.
The Chief Minister also took notice of the outbreak of Leishmaniosis disease in South Waziristan district directing the health department to submit a report regarding the existing situation in addition to dispatching health units, equipped with all necessary arrangements, on immediate basis to effectively control the outbreak.
Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a major zoonotic disease in more than 70 countries and has recently emerged in the United States, mostly in foxhounds.