Source Tracing of Leishmania donovani in Emerging Foci of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Western Nepal

Source Tracing of Leishmania donovani in Emerging Foci of Visceral Leishmaniasis, Western Nepal

We sequenced Leishmania donovani genomes in blood samples collected in emerging foci of visceral leishmaniasis in western Nepal. We detected lineages very different from the preelimination main parasite population, including a new lineage and a rare one previously reported in eastern Nepal. Our fin...

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Main Authors: Pieter Monsieurs, Kristien Cloots, Surendra Uranw, Megha Raj Banjara, Prakash Ghimire, Sakib Burza, Epco Hasker, Jean-Claude Dujardin, Malgorzata Anna Domagalska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leishmania donovani
leishmaniasis
West Nepal
Indian subcontinent
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/3/23-1160_article

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