Leishmania donovaniand Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka
Open Access
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (3) , 476-478
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1303.060242
Abstract
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.Keywords
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