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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...
Autores principales: | Nzelu, Chukwunonso O., Kato, Hirotomo, Puplampu, Naiki, Desewu, Kwame, Odoom, Shirley, Wilson, Michael D., Sakurai, Tatsuya, Katakura, Ken, Boakye, Daniel A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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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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