Leishmania donovani Infection with Atypical Cutaneous Manifestations, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2014–2018

Leishmania donovani Infection with Atypical Cutaneous Manifestations, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2014–2018

We conducted a molecular study of parasite sequences from a cohort of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Himachal Pradesh, India. Results revealed atypical cutaneous disease caused by Leishmania donovani parasites. L. donovani variants causing cutaneous manifestations in this region are different f...

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Main Authors: Lovlesh Thakur, Kiran K. Singh, Hemant R. Kushwaha, Sudarshan K. Sharma, Vinay Shankar, Ajeet Negi, Ghanshyam Verma, Sandhya Kumari, Aklank Jain, Manju Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
atypical
cutaneous leishmaniasis
Leishmania donovani
parasites
Himachal Pradesh
India
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-1761_article
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Summary:We conducted a molecular study of parasite sequences from a cohort of cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Himachal Pradesh, India. Results revealed atypical cutaneous disease caused by Leishmania donovani parasites. L. donovani variants causing cutaneous manifestations in this region are different from those causing visceral leishmaniasis in northeastern India.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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