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Leishmania donovani populations in Eastern Sudan: temporal structuring and a link between human and canine transmission.
Parasites & vectors - 20 Nov 2014
Baleela Rania, Llewellyn Martin S, Fitzpatrick Sinead, Kuhls Katrin, Schönian Gabriele, Miles Michael A, Mauricio Isabel L
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BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by the members of the Leishmania donovani complex, has been responsible for devastating VL epidemics in the Sudan. Multilocus microsatellite and sequence typing studies can provide valuable insights into the molecular epidemiology of leishmaniasis, when applied at local scales. Here we present population genetic data for a large panel of strains and clones collected...
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