Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in the state of São Paulo, an area of low-leprosy incidence in Brazil

Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae in the state of São Paulo, an area of low-leprosy incidence in Brazil

ABSTRACT Background: Brazil has the second largest number of leprosy cases worldwide, and the state of São Paulo has been considered non-endemic since 2006. Methods: We analyzed 16 variable number tandem repeats loci and three single nucleotide polymorphisms loci of Mycobacterium leprae (M. lepra...

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Main Authors: Amanda Juliane Finardi, Nathan Guilherme de Oliveira, Eloise Brasil de Moraes, Lavínia Cássia Ferreira Batista, Bruna Eduarda Bortolomai, Philip Noel Suffys, Ida Maria Foschiani Dias Baptista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leprosy
Transmission
Mycobacterium leprae
Genetic Diversity
Geographic Information System
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