reviewClinical Microbiology ReviewsApr 1, 2008GREEN OA

The Relationship between Leishmaniasis and AIDS: the Second 10 Years

JAJorge AlvarPAPilar AparicioAAAbraham AseffaMDMargriet den BoerCCCarmen Cañavate

Université de Montpellier · Instituto de Salud Carlos III · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

To date, most Leishmania and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection cases reported to WHO come from Southern Europe. Up to the year 2001, nearly 2,000 cases of coinfection were identified, of which 90% were from Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal. However, these figures are misleading because they do not account for the large proportion of cases in many African and Asian countries that are missed due to a lack of diagnostic facilities and poor reporting systems. Most cases of coinfection in the Americas are reported in Brazil, where the incidence of leishmaniasis has spread in recent years due to overlap with major areas of HIV transmission. In some areas of Africa, the number of coinfection cases has…

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Keywords
  • Coinfection
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Transmission (telecommunications)
  • Leishmania
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Medicine
  • Visceral leishmaniasis
  • Demography
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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