Leishmaniasis in central and southern Tunisia: current geographical distribution of zymodemes

Leishmaniasis in central and southern Tunisia: current geographical distribution of zymodemes

The authors report the identification of Leishmania strains isolated from the Centre and the South of Tunisia. 266 strains were isolated between 1998 and 2006 from human (n = 221 strains) and dogs (n = 45 strains) hosts. The isoenzymatic identification exhibits the presence of in total five zymodeme...

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Main Authors: Haouas N., Gorcii M., Chargui N., Aoun K., Bouratbine A., Messaadi Akrout F., Masmoudi A., Zili J., Ben Said M., Pratlong F., Dedet J.P., Mezhoud H., Azaiez R., Babba H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2007-09-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
cutaneous leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis
Leishmania major
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania killicki
Tunisia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2007143239

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2007143239

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