From opperdoes at trop.ucl.ac.be Wed Nov 13 04:05:13 2002 From: opperdoes at trop.ucl.ac.be (Fred R. Opperdoes) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:40 2006 Subject: [leish-l] Leishmaniasis - Sudan Message-ID: At 3:05 -0500 12/11/02, ProMED Digest wrote: >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 17:59:47 -0500 (EST) >From: ProMED-mail >Subject: PRO/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Sudan > >LEISHMANIASIS - SUDAN >*********************** >A ProMED-mail post >ProMED-mail, a program of the >International Society for Infectious Diseases > >Date: 8 Nov 2002 >From: "Pablo Nart" >Source: CNN.com >http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/11/08/health.sudan.reut/index.html > > >Increase in Leishmania in southern Sudan >- --------------------------- >A severe outbreak of the fly-borne parasitic disease Kala Azar is >devastating some southern Sudanese communities exhausted by >malnutrition and war, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) >said Friday. Kala Azar, or Visceral Leishmaniasis, is transmitted by >the tiny sand fly and attacks people weakened by hunger and fatigue. >Fatal if untreated, the disease disrupts the liver and spleen, >causing fever and severe weight loss and an enlarged spleen. "It is >an overwhelming scene, with so many of the people coming to the >clinic every day more dead than alive," an MSF statement quoted MSF >Operational Director Jose-Antonio Bastos as saying. "The state of >these patients is appalling. They are being carried on stretchers for >days to make it to the clinic. They look pale and thin and are >extremely anemic." The disease is endemic in parts of the Eastern >African nations of Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia and usually peaks at >this time of year. But the strength of the current out-break is >exceptional and shows a dramatic increase compared to the same >seasons in recent years, MSF said. "While peace talks go on, large >parts of southern Sudan are still inaccessible to aid organizations >and diseases like Kala Azar continue to claim >thousands of lives," MSF said. Sudan's government and southern rebels >are holding peace talks in Kenya to try to end a war that has killed >an estimated two million people since it began in 1983. The rebels in >the south, which is mainly animist with a small percentage of >Christians and Muslims, have been fighting for more autonomy from the >mainly Muslim north. One MSF official contacted by telephone said he >knew of hundreds of Sudanese, almost all of them from communities >uprooted by war, who were suffering the disease and who would almost >certainly die without medical attention. > >- -- >ProMED-mail >promed@promedmail.org > >[Leishmaniasis is endemic in Sudan. The absence of control measures >in the areas affected by the civil war may be an explanation for the >present epidemic. Leishmaniasis is one of the infections associated >with HIV infection and HIV may be an associated factor in an increase >in Leishmaniasis. - Mod.EP] > >[See also: >1998 >- -- >Leishmaniasis - Sudan (02) 19980125.0180 >Leishmaniasis - Sudan 19980123.0169] >..........................ep/lm > From do_not_reply at mail.com Fri Nov 15 20:34:27 2002 From: do_not_reply at mail.com (do not reply) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:40 2006 Subject: [leish-l] The Canadian Healthcare Directory Message-ID: Governments across Canada spend over $500 billion annually to maintain and improve healthcare services. To cover one of the largest healthcare systems in the world, we are introducing The Canadian Healthcare Directory. This comprehensive title covers all Canadian hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, manufacturers and more and is available at an introductory price of $297. We also publish The Canadian Healthcare Report which covers healthcare policy and regulatory developments throughout Canada ($775). 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Message-ID: <20021119045726.64725.qmail@web14808.mail.yahoo.com> I am an Iranian Ph.D student of medical parasitology, and i took my dissertation on some molecular aspects of drug resistance in C.L. I need some information about axenic cultivation of leishmania major and leishmania tropica and screening of their drug resistance . Awaiting for receiving any reply. kind regards Ramtin Hadighi, Ph.D student, Department of Medical Parasitology& Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lineu.icb.usp.br/pipermail/leish-l/attachments/20021118/d4d8b962/attachment.htm From opperdoes at trop.ucl.ac.be Tue Nov 19 04:27:04 2002 From: opperdoes at trop.ucl.ac.be (Fred R. Opperdoes) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:40 2006 Subject: [leish-l] Leishmaniasis - Sudan 2 Message-ID: At 17:03 -0500 18/11/02, ProMED Digest wrote: >Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:06:03 -0500 (EST) >From: ProMED-mail >Subject: PRO/EDR> Leishmaniasis ? Sudan (02) > >LEISHMANIASIS ? SUDAN (02) >************************** >A ProMED-mail post > >ProMED-mail is a program of the >International Society for Infectious Diseases > > >Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:57:45 -0500 (EST) >From: H Larry Penning, MD >Source: Allafrica.com [edited] > > > >Visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) continues to spread in southern Sudan >- ---------------------------------- >A serious bout of the deadly disease kala azar (characterised by acute >fever), which hit parts of southern Sudan about 6 weeks ago, is now >reaching alarming levels. According to an international medical relief >organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), more than 1000 patients are >currently undergoing treatment, and the figure is likely to increase. > >A press statement from MSF says its projects in Eastern Upper Nile State >are treating 406 and 210 patients in Lankien and Malakal towns, >respectively, while another programme in Umm el Kher in Gadaref State is >taking care of 414 cases. "The number of admissions continue at a rate of >100 per week in Lankien alone," Dr Yoseph Melaku, who had just arrived from >the affected areas told AANA last week. Melaku described the outbreak as >severe, saying that in previous cases, the number of patients hardly exceed >200 at high season, while during low season, only about 20 people suffer >serious attacks. He noted that malnutrition, displacement and poor access >to health care reduce people's natural immunity and that such conditions >are responsible for widespread outbreaks of such infections. Prior to a >recent ceasefire agreement between Sudan government and the Sudan Peoples' >Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), humanitarian organisations have had >difficulties in accessing war-torn areas in the Sudan. The second phase of >peace talks between the Sudanese government and the SPLM/A being held in >Kenya have since yielded a ceasefire agreement banning all military >activity for as long as the talks are going on. MSF is now optimistic that >they will be able to access most of the affected zones. "The ceasefire >agreement may mean that we can soon get into areas that we have not been >able to reach until now," said MSF's operational director, Dr Antonio Bastos. > >Kala azar, which is medically referred to as visceral leishmaniasis, is a >parasitic disease transmitted by the sand fly. If left untreated, the >illness can be fatal. The disease is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, >and Somalia and usually peaks during this time of the year. Melaku said >there are a lot of sand flies in southern Sudan and control of the disease >may be complicated due to the wide area covered by the flies. Residents are >advised to sleep under mosquito nets in order to avoid being bitten by the >fly. MSF said the major setback for medical relief organisations is the >high cost of drugs and the need for more research and development efforts >to realise effective treatments. > >(byline: Joyce Mulama [Nairobi]) > >- -- >ProMED-mail > > >[It is still important to relate the increase in leishmaniasis in the area >to the prevalence of HIV infection. - Mod.EP] > >[See also: >Leishmaniasis ? Sudan 20021110.5767 >1998 >- --- >Leishmaniasis - Sudan (02) 19980125.0180 >Leishmaniasis - Sudan 19980123.0169] > >......................ep/sh > >------------------------------ -- Fred R. Opperdoes, Research Unit for Tropical Diseases (TROP) and Laboratory of Biochemistry (BCHM) Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology (ICP) and Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) Avenue Hippocrate 74-75, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32-2-764.74.39 (secretary) Fax: ++32-2-762.68.53 Tel: +32-2-764.74.55 (direct) Voicemail/fax: +3270705047 (070705047) E-mail:Opperdoes@trop.ucl.ac.be Internet: http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/trop/ http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/Fred.html From desjeuxp at who.int Wed Nov 20 11:46:59 2002 From: desjeuxp at who.int (desjeuxp@who.int) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:40 2006 Subject: [leish-l] leishmaniasis in iran ?! Message-ID: <0FE9B35A80EFD311B5FE0020484001FE087E5F3F@WHQKAKI01> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative From jeffreyj at usp.br Thu Nov 21 09:57:32 2002 From: jeffreyj at usp.br (Jeffrey Shaw) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:41 2006 Subject: [leish-l] Fwd: Proceedings of Forum on Canine Leishmaniiasis Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20021121095607.00a21ec0@pop.usp.br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lineu.icb.usp.br/pipermail/leish-l/attachments/20021121/b5327d3a/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Contents from Proceedings1.doc Type: application/msword Size: 21504 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lineu.icb.usp.br/pipermail/leish-l/attachments/20021121/b5327d3a/ContentsfromProceedings1.doc From jeffreyj at usp.br Fri Nov 22 12:27:39 2002 From: jeffreyj at usp.br (Jeffrey Shaw) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:41 2006 Subject: [leish-l] Fwd: Previous correspondence Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20021122122700.00a61d10@pop.brturbo.com> >Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:45:31 -0700 >From: Richard G Titus >ATTENTION THOSE INTERESTED IN ARTHROPOD-BORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASES >I am seeking to recruit a post-doctoral level research >associate/visiting scientist to work on a functional genomics/proteomics >project with the salivary glands of 2 arthropod disease vectors: the >sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (a vector for Leishmania) and Ixodes >scapularis (North American vector for Lyme disease). The work would >principally involve screening expressed salivary gland proteins for >immuno-modulatory activity using high-throughput assay systems. In >addition, the project will also require expression of salivary gland >genes in mammalian cells and other systems. The ultimate goal of this >project is to identify salivary gland genes that may be used as vaccine >targets for the pathogens these arthropods transmit. Therefore, the >ideal person for the project should be trained in immunology and >molecular biology, but should have a broad interest in infectious >disease and vector-borne disease in particular. However, should the >candidate have training in only one of the disciplines (immunology or >molecular biology), preference will be given to candidates who >demonstrate a strong commitment to learning the other field. > The project is already in progress and thus the position is available >immediately. If interested, I encourage you to contact me by e-mail and >to provide a curriculum vitae and letters from three references. I >would also be most happy to answer any questions you might have about >the project. > >Sincerely >Dr. Richard G. Titus >rtitus@colostate.edu >Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology >College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences >Colorado State University >Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A number of places in the course are >reserved for participants from developing countries involved in public >health research. > > >Language: English > >Time: Three-week course May 26 - June 13, 2003 > >Application: Before February 24, 2003 > > >Some scholarships are available for participants from developing >countries involved in research co-operation supported by Sarec/Sida in >Sweden. > >All information and application forms can be found on the website at: > >http://www.umu.se/phmed/epidemi/utbildning/index.html > >For more information: >Lena Mustonen >Epidemiology and Public Health >Dept of Public Health and Clinical Medicine >Umea University >SE-901 85 Umea > >Tel: +46 90 785 29 33 >E-mail: Lena.Mustonen@epiph.umu.se. > >-- >Sharing news with the t.d.r. community, mailto:tdr-scientists@who.ch >To unsubscribe, or subscribe, write to: owner-tdr-scientists@who.ch >News on UNDP/WorldBank/WHO-TDR http://www.who.int/tdr/topmenu/news/ From jeffreyj at usp.br Fri Nov 22 12:44:48 2002 From: jeffreyj at usp.br (Jeffrey Shaw) Date: Sat Feb 18 11:23:41 2006 Subject: [leish-l] Fwd: Re: Proceedings of Forum on Canine Leishmaniiasis Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20021122124355.00a58c30@pop.usp.br> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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