First detection and genetic typing of Leishmania infantum MON-24 in a dog from the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: genetic diversity of MON-24.

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.05.008

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First detection and genetic typing of Leishmania infantum MON-24 in a dog from the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: genetic diversity of MON-24.

Acta tropica - 1 Jul 2007

Haralambous C, Dakkak A, Pratlong F, Dedet J-P, Soteriadou K

Abstract excerpt

As in the countries edging the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-1 is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in Morocco, where visceral leishmaniasis is most active in the North-Eastern slopes of the Rif mountains. The dog was confirmed to be the main reservoir of L. infantum MON-1, while the reservoir of L. infantum MON-24 causative agent of both infantile visceral leishmaniasis...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
DNA, Protozoan
Dog Diseases
Dogs
Genetic Variation
Leishmania infantum
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Mediterranean Region
Morocco

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PMID: 17603990
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.05.008

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