Systematic review of clinical trials assessing the therapeutic efficacy of visceral leishmaniasis treatments: A first step to assess the feasibility of establishing an individual p...

by Jacob T Bush, Monique Wasunna, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar, Piero L Olliaro, Michael Otieno, Carol Hopkins Sibley, Nathalie Strub Wourgaft, Philippe J Guerin
Published 2017-09-01

Leishmaniasis worldwide and global estimates of its incidence.

by Jorge Alvar, Iván D Vélez, Caryn Bern, Mercé Herrero, Philippe Desjeux, Jorge Cano, Jean Jannin, Margriet den Boer, WHO Leishmaniasis Control Team
Published 2012-01-01

Cytokine Release Assays as Tests for Exposure to Leishmania, and for Confirming Cure from Leishmaniasis, in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

by Eugenia Carrillo, Nerea Carrasco-Antón, Francisco López-Medrano, Efrén Salto, Laura Fernández, Juan Víctor San Martín, Jorge Alvar, Jose María Aguado, Javier Moreno
Published 2015-01-01

Relationship between treatment regimens for visceral leishmaniasis and development of post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis and visceral leishmaniasis relapse: A cohort study from Ba...

by Dinesh Mondal, Amresh Kumar, Abhijit Sharma, Moshtaq Mural Ahmed, Md Golam Hasnain, Abdul Alim, M Mamun Huda, Ridwanur Rahman, Jorge Alvar, Be-Nazir Ahmed, Rashidul Haque
Published 2019-08-01

Barriers to access to visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and care among seasonal mobile workers in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

by Rebecca Marie Coulborn, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot, Martin Schneider, Sibylle Gerstl, Cherinet Adera, Mercè Herrero, Klaudia Porten, Margriet den Boer, Koert Ritmeijer, Jorge Alvar, Abrahim Hassen, Afework Mulugeta
Published 2018-11-01

In Vitro Susceptibility to Miltefosine of <i>Leishmania infantum</i> (syn. <i>L.</i> <i>chagasi</i>) Isolates from Different Geographical Areas in Brazil

by Caroline Ricce Espada, Erica V. de Castro Levatti, Mariana Côrtes Boité, Dorcas Lamounier, Jorge Alvar, Elisa Cupolillo, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, Joelle Rode, Silvia R. B. Uliana
Published 2021-06-01

Long-term incidence of relapse and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis after three different visceral leishmaniasis treatment regimens in Bihar, India.

by Vishal Goyal, Vidya Nand Rabi Das, Shambhu Nath Singh, Ravi Shankar Singh, Krishna Pandey, Neena Verma, Allen Hightower, Suman Rijal, Pradeep Das, Jorge Alvar, Caryn Bern, Fabiana Alves
Published 2020-07-01

Effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on visceral leishmaniasis incidence in Bangladesh. A retrospective cohort analysis.

by Rajib Chowdhury, Vashkar Chowdhury, Shyla Faria, Sakila Akter, Aditya Prasad Dash, Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya, Narayan Prosad Maheswary, Caryn Bern, Shireen Akhter, Jorge Alvar, Axel Kroeger, Marleen Boelaert, Qamar Banu
Published 2019-09-01

Safety and efficacy of short course combination regimens with AmBisome, miltefosine and paromomycin for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Bangladesh.

by Ridwanur Rahman, Vishal Goyal, Rashidul Haque, Kazi Jamil, Abul Faiz, Rasheda Samad, Sally Ellis, Manica Balasegaram, Margriet den Boer, Suman Rijal, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar, Bhawna Sharma
Published 2017-05-01

Epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Georgia.

by Giorgi Babuadze, Jorge Alvar, Daniel Argaw, Harry P de Koning, Merab Iosava, Merab Kekelidze, Nikoloz Tsertsvadze, David Tsereteli, Giorgi Chakhunashvili, Tamar Mamatsashvili, Nino Beria, Irine Kalandadze, Mikhail Ejov, Paata Imnadze
Published 2014-03-01

Understanding sand fly sampling methods: sticky traps are attraction-based and not interceptive sampling tools of Phlebotomus orientalis

by Dia-Eldin Elnaiem, Altayeb Khogali, Bashir Alsharif, Osman Dakein, Tayseer Jibreel, Mohamed Hassan, Hassan H. Edries, Hanan Elhadi, Bakri Elnur, Omran F. Osman, Margriet den Boer, Jorge Alvar, Noteila M. Khalid
Published 2020-07-01

Environmental Factors as Key Determinants for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain

by Nerea Carrasco-Antón, Francisco López-Medrano, Mario Fernández-Ruiz, Eugenia Carrillo, Javier Moreno, Ana García-Reyne, Ana Pérez-Ayala, María Luisa Rodríguez-Ferrero, Carlos Lumbreras, Rafael San-Juan, Jorge Alvar, José María Aguado
Published 2017-07-01

Field effectiveness of new visceral leishmaniasis regimens after 1 year following treatment within public health facilities in Bihar, India.

by Vishal Goyal, Sakib Burza, Krishna Pandey, Shambhu Nath Singh, Ravi Shankar Singh, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Vidya Nand Rabi Das, Caryn Bern, Allen Hightower, Suman Rijal, Temmy Sunyoto, Fabiana Alves, Nines Lima, Pradeep Das, Jorge Alvar
Published 2019-09-01

Control of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand fly in Bangladesh: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

by Rajib Chowdhury, Shyla Faria, M Mamun Huda, Vashkar Chowdhury, Narayan Prosad Maheswary, Dinesh Mondal, Shireen Akhter, Sakila Akter, Rajaul Karim Khan, Shah Golam Nabi, Axel Kroeger, Daniel Argaw, Jorge Alvar, Aditya Prasad Dash, Qamar Banu
Published 2017-09-01

Cutaneous leishmaniasis and co-morbid major depressive disorder: A systematic review with burden estimates.

by Freddie Bailey, Karina Mondragon-Shem, Lee Rafuse Haines, Amina Olabi, Ahmed Alorfi, José Antonio Ruiz-Postigo, Jorge Alvar, Peter Hotez, Emily R Adams, Iván D Vélez, Waleed Al-Salem, Julian Eaton, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, David H Molyneux
Published 2019-02-01

Long term outcomes and prognostics of visceral leishmaniasis in HIV infected patients with use of pentamidine as secondary prophylaxis based on CD4 level: a prospective cohort stud...

by Ermias Diro, Tansy Edwards, Koert Ritmeijer, Helina Fikre, Charles Abongomera, Aderajew Kibret, Clélia Bardonneau, Peninah Soipei, Brian Mutinda, Raymond Omollo, Johan van Griensven, Eduard E Zijlstra, Monique Wasunna, Fabiana Alves, Jorge Alvar, Asrat Hailu, Neal Alexander, Séverine Blesson
Published 2019-02-01

Investments in Research and Surveillance Are Needed to Go Beyond Elimination and Stop Transmission of Leishmania in the Indian Subcontinent.

by Piero L Olliaro, Tushar A K M Shamsuzzaman, Baburam Marasini, A C Dhariwal, Ahmed Be-Nazir, Dinesh Mondal, Megha Raj Banjara, Pradeep Das, Shyam Sundar, Suman Rijal, Byron Arana, Jorge Alvar, Daniel Argaw, Rosanna W Peeling, Axel Kroeger, Greg Matlashewski
Published 2017-01-01

Outdoor Residual Insecticide Spraying (ODRS), a New Approach for the Control of the Exophilic Vectors of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis: Phlebotomus orientalis in East Africa.

by Dia-Eldin A Elnaiem, Osman Dakein, Ahmed Mohammed-Ali Alawad, Bashir Alsharif, Altayeb Khogali, Tayseer Jibreel, Omran F Osman, Hassan Has'san, Atia Mohamed Atia, Mousab Elhag, Margriet Den Boer, Koert Ritmeijer, Caryn Bern, Jorge Alvar, Noteila Khalid, Orin Courtenay
Published 2020-10-01

Efficacy and safety of single-dose liposomal amphotericin B for visceral leishmaniasis in a rural public hospital in Bangladesh: a feasibility study

by Dr. Dinesh Mondal, PhD, Jorge Alvar, PhD, Md Golam Hasnain, MPH, Md Shakhawat Hossain, MA, Debashis Ghosh, MS, M Mamun Huda, MS, Shah Golam Nabi, MPHM, Prof. Shyam Sundar, PhD, Prof. Greg Matlashewski, PhD, Byron Arana, PhD
Published 2014-01-01

A randomized trial of AmBisome monotherapy and AmBisome and miltefosine combination to treat visceral leishmaniasis in HIV co-infected patients in Ethiopia.

by Ermias Diro, Severine Blesson, Tansy Edwards, Koert Ritmeijer, Helina Fikre, Henok Admassu, Aderajew Kibret, Sally J Ellis, Clelia Bardonneau, Eduard E Zijlstra, Peninah Soipei, Brian Mutinda, Raymond Omollo, Robert Kimutai, Gabriel Omwalo, Monique Wasunna, Fentahun Tadesse, Fabiana Alves, Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Asrat Hailu, Neal Alexander, Jorge Alvar
Published 2019-01-01