Leishmaniasis Links to more information

Rare Parasidic Disease Strikes Foxhounds
http://www.unclematty.com/woofpub/articles/leishmaniasis.htm

This article is based on a summary of the investigation of the disease provided by Peter M. Schantz, VMD, PhD, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center of Infectious Diseases, CDC, and a September 20 interview with Dennis Foster, Executive Director of the Master of Foxhounds Association.

http://www.ivis.org/advances/Infect_Dis_Carmichael/baneth/chapter_frm.asp

International Veterinary Information Service
Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: http://www.ivis.org/advances/Infect_Dis_Carmichael/baneth/chapter_frm.asp

Division of Parasitic Diseases

Leishmania Infection (Leishmaniasis)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/leishmania/factsht_leishmania.htm

Parasites and Health - Leishmaniasis
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Frames/G-L/Leishmaniasis/body_Leishmaniasis_page1.htm

World Health Organization (WHO)

Leishmaniasis (kala azar)
http://www.who.int/health-topics/leishmaniasis.htm

Fact Sheet
http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact116.html

Surveillance and Response
http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/leish/index.html

Research and Development
http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/

More on Leishmaniasis from the WHO
http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/leish/leisdis1.html

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7264/801

Clinical review - Science, medicine, and the future
Leishmaniasis

Lynden J Roberts , research student,  Emanuela Handman , head, leishmania laboratory,  Simon J Foote , cohead, genetics and bioinformatics division. 

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Post Office Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria 3050, Australia

Parasitological Research Groups Worldwide and Parasitological Societies

http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/WWW/MathNat/Parasitology/paen_ags.htm

American Society of Parasitologists
http://asp.unl.edu/

Additional references:

Leishmania: http://martin.parasitology.mcgill.ca/jimspage/biol/leish.htm

Parasitology and Tropical Medicine - Internet Resources: http://www.cdfound.to.it/html/siti.htm

Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection and semi-quantitative measuring of specific antibodies against canine Leishmania antigen in dog sera: http://www.hlsvbp.com/products/cypress/veterinary/dogs/leishmania.htm

Leishmaniasis in the Dog -- What you can do : http://www.showdogsupersite.com/leishmaniasis.html

Is the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) a reservoir host of American cutaneous leishmaniasis? A critical review of the current evidence. http://www.inno-vet.com/articles/2000/0100/53.htm

Blood, bone marrow, spleen and liver parasites - Zoomastigophorea Order Kinetoplastida - Leishmania Donovani : http://www.cdfound.to.it/html/lei1.htm

Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Comparative Study  - by GAD BANETH and CHARLES L. JAFFE: http://www.jeukmic.org/abstr/int/i/i13.html 

LEISHMANIASIS AND LEISHMANIA/HIV CO-INFECTION: http://www.who.int/emc-documents/surveillance/docs/whocdscsrisr2001.html/Leishmaniasis/Leishmaniasis.htm

Leishmaniasis - The disease and its impacts: http://www.who.int/emc/diseases/leish/leisdis1.html

Leishmaniasis from Emergency Medicine/Infectious Diseases: http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic296.htm

Diagnostic methods for the detection of leishmaniasis: http://www.kit.nl/biomedical_research//html/body_leishmaniasis.asp

Leishmaniasis:Clinical review: http://www.inno-vet.com/articles/2000/1000/60.html

First vaccine trial against visceral leishmaniasis: http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/tdrnews/news64/leish.htm

Immunization with a Recombinant Stage-Regulated Surface Protein from Leishmania donovani Induces Protection Against Visceral Leishmaniasis: http://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/165/12/7064