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Seroepidemiology and molecular diversity of Leishmania donovani complex in Georgia.
Parasites & vectors - 13 May 2016
Babuadze Giorgi, Farlow Jason, de Koning Harry P, Carrillo Eugenia, Chakhunashvili Giorgi, Murskvaladze Mari, Kekelidze Merab, Karseladze Irakli, Kokaia Nora, Kalandadze Irine, Tsereteli David, Markhvashvili Ivane, Sidamonidze Ketevan, Chanturia Gvantsa, Adeishvili Ekaterine, Imnadze Paata
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis includes multiple clinical syndromes, most notably visceral, cutaneous, and mucosal forms. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is a potentially fatal disease endemic to large parts of Africa and Asia, and in South-Eastern Europe (Greece, Turkey, Georgia). Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by species of the L. donovani complex. In the classical...
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