2011
Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia
Santaella J, Ocampo CB, Saravia NG, Méndez F, Góngora R, Gomez MA, Munstermann LE, Quinnell RJ. Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 674-680. PMID: 21540374, PMCID: PMC3083732, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin biopsy specimensHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisReservoirs of LeishmaniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPrevalence of infectionBiopsy specimensLeishmania infectionRisk factorsCanine infectionLeishmania guyanensisBuffy coatL. braziliensisDogsInfectionLeishmaniasisPeridomestic transmissionL. guyanensisPositive resultsBlottingMore testsDomestic dogsGuyanensisBiopsy
2008
Etiologic agent of an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tolima, Colombia.
Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Góngora R, Prager M, Pacheco R, Montero LM, Navas A, Ferro C, Miranda MC, Saravia NG. Etiologic agent of an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tolima, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2008, 78: 276-82. PMID: 18256429, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisEtiologic agentLeishmania guyanensisProbable etiologic agentLeishmaniasis control programLarge epidemicsMonoclonal antibodiesLeishmania isolatesLeishmaniasisPeridomestic settingsZoonotic diseaseL. panamensisEpidemicDomestic transmissionControl programsPresent studyIsoenzyme electrophoresisIsolatesAgentsGuyanensisPatientsDiseaseDiagnosisAntibodies
1991
Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters.
Martinez J, Travi B, Valencia A, Saravia N. Metastatic capability of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in golden hamsters. Journal Of Parasitology 1991, 77: 762-8. PMID: 1919926, DOI: 10.2307/3282713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous metastatic lesionsMetastatic lesionsFrequency of isolationLymph nodesL. panamensisL. guyanensisLeishmania panamensisLeishmania guyanensisGolden hamstersDistant lymph nodesCutaneous metastasesPrimary lesionLymphatic disseminationExperimental infectionLesionsMetastatic capabilityHuman casesTissue samplesHamstersParasite culturesSandfly vectorNineteen strainsInoculation siteGuyanensisInoculum dose
1990
Mucosal disease caused by Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis.
Santrich C, Segura I, Arias A, Saravia N. Mucosal disease caused by Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1990, 42: 51-5. PMID: 2301705, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.51.Peer-Reviewed Original Research