BACKGROUND: Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) appears as a rash in some individuals who have recovered from visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. Today, basic knowledge of this neglected disease and how to predict its progres...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Mar 10, 2025
BACKGROUND: As part of qualitative research, the thematic analysis is time-consuming and technical. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (A.I.), especially large language models, has brought hope in enhancing and partly automating thematic ...
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains a significant global public health disease, with the critical distinction and exact detection between responsive and unresponsive cases dictating treatment strategies and patient outcomes. However, image-based met...
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Jan 8, 2025
BACKGROUND: The vitamin D pathway contributes to the microbicidal activity of macrophages against infection. In addition to induction of this pathway, interferon-gamma (IFNγ), interleukin (IL)-15, and IL32γ are part of a network of pro-inflammatory ...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the spatio-temporal distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases with mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) cases in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) between 2001 and 2011.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that poses significant diagnostic challenges due to the variability of results and reliance on operator expertise. This study addresses the development of a system based on machine learning algorithms to...
Journal of infection in developing countries
Jul 29, 2024
INTRODUCTION: This study sought to analyze the relationships between cutaneous leishmaniasis and its epidemiological, environmental and socioeconomic conditions, in the 22 microregions of Pará state, Brazil, for the period from 2017 to 2022.
The distribution and abundance of Phlebotomus papatasi, the primary vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in most semi-/arid countries, is a major public health challenge. This study compares several approaches to model the spatial distribution ...
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, leading to significant morbidity in endemic regions. While effective, traditional diagnostic methods often suffer from limitations ...
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