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Multilocus microsatellite typing revealed high genetic variability of Leishmania donovani strains isolated during and after a Kala-azar epidemic in Libo Kemkem district, northwest Ethiopia.
Microbes and infection - 1 Jun 2011
Gelanew Tesfaye, Cruz Israel, Kuhls Katrin, Alvar Jorge, Cañavate Carmen, Hailu Asrat, Schönian Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
In 2004, an outbreak of kala-azar (KA) occurred for the first time in Libo Kemkem district, in the highland area of northwest Ethiopia. In order to track the possible origins of the outbreak parasites, we have investigated 19 strains of Leishmania donovani that were collected during (n = 6) and a...
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