A Case Report of Two Kala-Azar Cases in China Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

BackgroundLeishmaniasis being a local disease, as kala-azar this particular form is a visceral form. It is transmitted by sandflies, and is a parasitic disease involving the reticuloendothelial system of mononuclear macrophages. Due to its poor prognosis and high fatality rate, the fatality rate of...

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Main Authors: Hongguang Gao, Jing Wang, Shu Zhang, Tian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.922894/full