First Detection of Leishmania tropica DNA and Trypanosoma Species in Sergentomyia Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an Outbreak Area of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Leishmania major and an uncharacterized species have been reported from human patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) outbreak area in Ghana. Reports from the area indicate the presence of anthropophilic Sergentomyia species that were found with Leishmania DNA. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL F...

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Autores principales: Nzelu, Chukwunonso O., Kato, Hirotomo, Puplampu, Naiki, Desewu, Kwame, Odoom, Shirley, Wilson, Michael D., Sakurai, Tatsuya, Katakura, Ken, Boakye, Daniel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516676
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002630

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516676
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002630

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