Leishmania donovani populations in Eastern Sudan: temporal structuring and a link between human and canine transmission

Leishmania donovani populations in Eastern Sudan: temporal structuring and a link between human and canine transmission

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the members of the Leishmania donovani complex, has been responsible for devastating VL epidemics in the Sudan. Multilocus microsatellite and sequence typing studies can provide valuable insights into the molecular epidemiology of leishmania...

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Main Authors: Rania Baleela, Martin S Llewellyn, Sinead Fitzpatrick, Katrin Kuhls, Gabriele Schönian, Michael A Miles, Isabel L Mauricio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Genetic Exchange
Parasite Population
Microsatellite Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0496-4

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