Biology & Life Sciences

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-Infection

Published May 30, 2018 Partnered Collections, Special Issues

HIV has been identified as one of the emerging challenges for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control. HIV infection dramatically increases the risk of progression from asymptomatic infection towards disease (VL) and VL accelerates HIV disease progression. Whereas HIV has contributed to the re-emergence of VL in Europe in the 90's, this problem is now increasingly being reported globally, and is especially severe in some areas of Eastern Africa, in particular north Ethiopia where up to 40% of patients with VL are co-infected with HIV. The problem is also on the rise in South-America and the Indian subcontinent. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has dedicated this special collection to VL-HIV co-infection in collaboration with Johan van Griensven, Ed Zijlstra and Asrat Hailu.

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection: Time for Concerted Action
August 28, 2014 Johan van Griensven, Ed Zijlstra, Asrat Hailu

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Visceral Leishmaniasis as an AIDS Defining Condition: Towards Consistency across WHO Guidelines
July 17, 2014 Johan van Griensven, Koert Ritmeijer, Lutgarde Lynen, Ermias Diro

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PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection in the Mediterranean Region
August 21, 2014 Begoña Monge-Maillo, Francesca Norman, Israel Cruz, Jorge Alvar, Rogelio Lopez-Velez
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0003011

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases A Screen-and-Treat Strategy Targeting Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Individuals in Endemic East African Countries: The Way Forward?
August 7, 2014 Johan van Griensven, Ermias Diro, Rogelio Lopez-Velez, Koert Ritmeijer, Marleen Boelaert, Ed Zijlstra, Asrat Hailu, Lutgarde Lynen
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0002869

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Coinfection in East Africa
June 26, 2014 Ermias Diro, Lutgarde Lynen, Koert Ritmeijer, Marleen Boelaert, Asrat Hailu, Johan van Griensven

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10.1371/journal.pntd.0003053

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Co-infection in Bihar, India: Long-term Effectiveness and Treatment Outcomes with Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome)
August 7, 2014 Sakib Burza, Raman Mahajan, Prabhat K. Sinha, Johan van Griensven, Krishna Pandey, María Angeles Lima, Marta Gonzalez Sanz, Temmy Sunyoto, Sunil Kumar, Gaurab Mitra, Ranjeet Kumar, Neena Verma, Pradeep Das
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0002195

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Efficacy of Anti-Leishmania Therapy in Visceral Leishmaniasis among HIV Infected Patients: A Systematic Review with Indirect Comparison
May 2, 2013 Gláucia Cota, Marcos de Sousa, Tatiani Fereguetti, Ana Rabello
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0002816

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Leishmania-HIV Co-infection: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes in an Urban Area in Brazil
April 17, 2014 Gláucia Cota, Marcos de Sousa, Andrea de Mendonça, Allan Patrocínio, Luiza Assunção, Sidnei de Faria, Ana Rabello
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0002875

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases High Parasitological Failure Rate of Visceral Leishmaniasis to Sodium Stibogluconate among HIV Co-infected Adults in Ethiopia
May 22, 2014 Ermias Diro, Lutgarde Lynen, Rezika Mohammed, Marleen Boelaert, Asrat Hailu, Johan van Griensven
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0002478

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases MicroRNA Expression Profile in Human Macrophages in Response to Leishmania major Infection
October 3, 2013 Julien Lemaire, Ghada Mkannez, Fatma Guerfali, Cindy Gustin, Hanene Attia, Rabiaa Sghaier, Koussay Dellagi, Dhafer Laouini, Patricia Renard
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0001977

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Arginase Activity in the Blood of Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV Infection
January 17, 2013 Yegnasew Takele, Tamrat Abebe, Teklu Weldegebreal, Asrat Hailu, Workagegnehu Hailu, Zewdu Hurissa, Jemal Ali, Ermiyas Diro, Yifru Sisay, Tom Cloke, Manuel Modolell, Markus Munder, Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier, Ingrid Müller, Pascale Kropf
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0001665

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases The Diagnostic Accuracy of Serologic and Molecular Methods for Detecting Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV Infected Patients: Meta-Analysis
May 29, 2012 Gláucia Cota, Marcos de Sousa, Fábio Demarqui, Ana Rabello
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1002635

PLOS Pathogens Leishmania Induces Survival, Proliferation and Elevated Cellular dNTP Levels in Human Monocytes Promoting Acceleration of HIV Co-Infection
April 5, 2012 David Mock, Joseph Hollenbaugh, Waaqo Daddacha, Michael Overstreet, Chris Lazarski, Deborah Fowell, Baek Kim
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0001153

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Predictors of Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in HIV-Infected Patients: A Systematic Review
June 7, 2011 Gláucia Cota, Marcos de Sousa, Ana Rabello

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This collection is open to any paper with a primary focus on VL-HIV co-infection. This includes, but is not limited to, basic and molecular work, immunological and diagnostic studies, clinical studies, and public health aspects.