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THE PROCESS OF LEISHMANIA INFECTION - DISEASE AND NEW PERSPECTIVES OF PALEOPARASITOLOGY
Paleoparasitology
Ancient DNA
Origin and evolution of diseases
Infection and disease in leishmaniasis
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Laboratório de Paleoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Parasito. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
University of Turin. Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences. Laboratory of Physical Anthropology. Turin, Italy / University of Oslo. Department of Biosciences. Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis. Oslo, Norway / Aix-Marseille Université. Anthropologie bioculturelle. Droit, Ethique et Santé. Marseille, France.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Endemias Samuel Pessoa. Laboratório de Paleoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Parasito. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
University of Turin. Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences. Laboratory of Physical Anthropology. Turin, Italy / University of Oslo. Department of Biosciences. Center for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis. Oslo, Norway / Aix-Marseille Université. Anthropologie bioculturelle. Droit, Ethique et Santé. Marseille, France.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Endemias Samuel Pessoa. Laboratório de Paleoparasitologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
Species of the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) are causative agents of leishmaniasis, a complex disease with variable clinical spectrum and epidemiological diversity, constituting, in some countries, a serious public health problem. The origin and evolution of leishmaniasis has been under discussion regarding some clinical and parasitological aspects. After the introduction of paleoparasitology, molecular methods and immunodiagnostic techniques have been applied allowing the recovery of parasite remains, as well as the diagnosis of past infections in humans and other hosts. The dating of archaeological samples has allowed the parasitological analysis in time and space. This manuscript presents the state of the art of leishmaniasis and prospects related to paleoparasitology studies and their contribution to the evolutionary and phylogenetic clarification of parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania, and the leishmaniasis caused by them.
Keywords
LeishmaniaPaleoparasitology
Ancient DNA
Origin and evolution of diseases
Infection and disease in leishmaniasis
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