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Atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis: a new challenge to VL elimination in South-East Asia.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2024
Jain Manju, Sangma Diya A'gitok, Parida Lipsalely, Negi Rohit, Negi Ajeet, Matlashewski Greg, Lypaczewski Patrick
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. donovani in South-East Asian endemic countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh has been the primary focus of the ongoing VL elimination program. With a major reduction in VL cases resulting from the elimination program during the last two decades, the efforts are now focused on the challenges posed by potential reservoirs within the asymptomatic cases,...
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