First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?

First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?

Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by a genetic variant of L. donovani is being reported from Sri Lanka since year 2001. Patients presented from different geographical locations (600 patients from North or South and a minority of cases from other foci, 2001-2013) were studied. Analysis revealed two diff...

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Hauptverfasser: Yamuna Siriwardana, Bhagya Deepachandi, Shreenika de S. Weliange, Chandanie Udagedara, Chandanie Wickremarathne, Wipula Warnasuriya, Ranthilaka R. Ranawaka, Indira Kahawita, P. H. Chandrawansa, Nadira D. Karunaweera
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Schriftenreihe:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Zugang:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6475939

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