2015
First report of Warileya rotundipennis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) naturally infected with Leishmania (Viannia) in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia
Moreno M, Ferro C, Rosales-Chilama M, Rubiano L, Delgado M, Cossio A, Gómez MA, Ocampo C, Saravia NG. First report of Warileya rotundipennis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) naturally infected with Leishmania (Viannia) in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia. Acta Tropica 2015, 148: 191-196. PMID: 25917717, PMCID: PMC4654406, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2006
Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment
Vergel C, Palacios R, Cadena H, Posso CJ, Valderrama L, Perez M, Walker J, Travi BL, Saravia NG. Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 503-511. PMID: 16845635, DOI: 10.1086/505583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood monocytesAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania parasitesUnaffected skinAnthroponotic transmissionAcquisition of infectionBlood of patientsSource of infectionSand fliesAdult patientsLesion scarTreatment failureAntimonial drugsPatientsNormal skinLeishmaniasisMonocytesZoonotic diseaseLesion bordersSkinTreatmentMolecular detection methodsPositive resultsInfection