ArticleeLife2014
Global distribution maps of the leishmaniases.
Article in eLife, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 153 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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153 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of Leishmania RNA virus in Leishmania parasites in patients with tegumentary leishmaniasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Environmental and socioeconomic risk factors associated with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis: a systematic review.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
- Mapping the global distribution of podoconiosis: Applying an evidence consensus approach.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- Mapping the global distribution of Buruli ulcer: a systematic review with evidence consensus.The Lancet. Global health · 2019Pooled it
- Uncharted territory of the epidemiological burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa-A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Benefit of insecticide-treated nets, curtains and screening on vector borne diseases, excluding malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014Pooled it
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- High-Throughput Screening Identifies Novel Antileishmanial Scaffolds and Reveals Cross-Species Activity of Structurally Diverse Compounds.Research square · 2026Article
- Beyond the Active Site: First-In-Class Leishmania Infantum Trypanothione Reductase Dimerization Disruptors as Antileishmanial Leads.ChemMedChem · 2026Review
- Isolated mucosal leishmaniasis: A rare presentation from an endemic region of Nepal.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- Identification of a conserved gene family with an essential role inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Impulsive intervention strategies for temperature and rainfall-dependent visceral leishmaniasis transmission dynamics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Potential of machine learning for prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Knockdown effects of pyrethroid- and neonicotinoid-treated netting against the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae).Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Extensive heterozygosity and genetic exchange among natural populations ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Resurgence of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kajiado County, Kenya: A coordinated response and entomological survey.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2026Article
- Modeling the potential distribution of Wesselsbron, Sindbis, and Middelburg viruses and their vectors in Africa under future climatic and land-use changes.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Assessment of Systemic Inflammation as a Tool for Estimating the Risk of Death by Visceral Leishmaniasis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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Abstract
The leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases that have a broad global distribution throughout much of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Despite representing a significant public health burden, our understanding of the global distribution of the leishmaniases remains vague, reliant upon expert opinion and limited to poor spatial resolution. A global assessment of the consensus of evidence for leishmaniasis was performed at a sub-national level by aggregating information from a variety of sources. A database of records of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis occurrence was compiled from published literature, online reports, strain archives, and GenBank accessions. These, with a suite of biologically relevant environmental covariates, were used in a boosted regression tree modelling framework to generate global environmental risk maps for the leishmaniases. These high-resolution evidence-based maps can help direct future surveillance activities, identify areas to target for disease control and inform future burden estimation efforts.
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