Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis. VL is understudied in West Africa. The increasing number of patients at-risk, including persons living with HIV and other chronic immunosuppressive diseases, and likely underreporting of VL related to diagnostic challenges...
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| author | Abdoulaye K. Kone Doumbo Safiatou Niaré Martine Piarroux Arezki Izri Pierre Marty Matthew B. Laurens Renaud Piarroux Mahamadou A. Thera Ogobara K. Doumbo |
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| description | Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis. VL is understudied in West Africa. The increasing number of patients at-risk, including persons living with HIV and other chronic immunosuppressive diseases, and likely underreporting of VL related to diagnostic challenges advocate for review of existing data to understand VL regional epidemiology. Our review aims to describe the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of Human VL (HVL) in West Africa. We conducted a literature search to identify peer-reviewed articles and grey literature sources using the search terms “Visceral leishmaniasis West Africa”, “Leishmania donovani West Africa”; and “Leishmania infantum West Africa”. Thirty published articles report HVL from seven countries, including The Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Guinea Bissau. Three countries report cases of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL), including The Gambia, Senegal, and Burkina Faso. Niger, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast report the greatest number of HVL cases. As VL is present in West Africa, active surveillance, increased diagnostic capacity, and studies of vectors and reservoirs are essential to better understand VL epidemiology in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df2742ce7cf440d29e074dca84d1ef382025-08-20T03:26:21ZengWileyJournal of Parasitology Research2090-00232090-00312019-01-01201910.1155/2019/92826909282690Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and ReservoirsAbdoulaye K. Kone0Doumbo Safiatou Niaré1Martine Piarroux2Arezki Izri3Pierre Marty4Matthew B. Laurens5Renaud Piarroux6Mahamadou A. Thera7Ogobara K. Doumbo8Malaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, and Dentistry, UMI-3189, University of Science, Technique and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, MaliMalaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, and Dentistry, UMI-3189, University of Science, Technique and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, MaliInstitut Pierre Louis d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM UMR S1136, Sorbonne University, Paris, FranceParasitology-Mycology, Hôpital Avicenne, Paris 13 University, UMR 190, Aix-Marseille University, FranceInserm U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire, C3M, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 151, route St Antoine de Ginestière, BP 2 3194, 06204 Nice Cedex, FranceCenter for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 W Baltimore St, Rm 480, Baltimore, Maryland, USAInstitut Pierre Louis d’Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, INSERM UMR S1136, Sorbonne University, Paris, FranceMalaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, and Dentistry, UMI-3189, University of Science, Technique and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, MaliMalaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, and Dentistry, UMI-3189, University of Science, Technique and Technology of Bamako, BP 1805, Bamako, MaliVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of human leishmaniasis. VL is understudied in West Africa. The increasing number of patients at-risk, including persons living with HIV and other chronic immunosuppressive diseases, and likely underreporting of VL related to diagnostic challenges advocate for review of existing data to understand VL regional epidemiology. Our review aims to describe the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of Human VL (HVL) in West Africa. We conducted a literature search to identify peer-reviewed articles and grey literature sources using the search terms “Visceral leishmaniasis West Africa”, “Leishmania donovani West Africa”; and “Leishmania infantum West Africa”. Thirty published articles report HVL from seven countries, including The Gambia, Niger, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Guinea Bissau. Three countries report cases of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL), including The Gambia, Senegal, and Burkina Faso. Niger, Nigeria, and Ivory Coast report the greatest number of HVL cases. As VL is present in West Africa, active surveillance, increased diagnostic capacity, and studies of vectors and reservoirs are essential to better understand VL epidemiology in the region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9282690 |
| spellingShingle | Abdoulaye K. Kone Doumbo Safiatou Niaré Martine Piarroux Arezki Izri Pierre Marty Matthew B. Laurens Renaud Piarroux Mahamadou A. Thera Ogobara K. Doumbo Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs Journal of Parasitology Research |
| title | Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs |
| title_full | Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs |
| title_short | Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Africa: Clinical Characteristics, Vectors, and Reservoirs |
| title_sort | visceral leishmaniasis in west africa clinical characteristics vectors and reservoirs |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9282690 |
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