Leishmania donovani and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
- H. V. Yamuna D. Siriwardana
- Harry A. Noyes
- Nicholas J. Beeching
- Michael L. Chance
- Nadira D. Karunaweera
- Paul A. Bates
Publication date
March 2007
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
To investigate the relationship of cutaneous leishmaniasis isolates from Sri Lanka to known species, we performed DNA sequencing and microsatellite analyses. We identified Leishmania donovani as the agent of Sri Lanka cutaneous leishmaniasis and showed that these parasites are closely related to those causing visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent
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