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Genomic Characterization of a Locally Transmitted Leishmania mexicana Isolate from Texas.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 3 Jun 2026
Ramírez Juan David, Patiño Luz H, Nepal Binita, Gunter Sarah M, Clark Eva H, Wetzel Dawn M
Abstract excerpt
Cutaneous leishmaniasis, which is caused by Leishmania species transmitted by sandflies, is increasingly recognized in subtropical, higher-resource regions, including the southern United States. The first whole-genome sequence of Leishmania mexicana (L. mexicana) is reported from an autochthonous US case in a 3-year-old boy from Ellis County, Texas, with no travel history. Genomic DNA was sequenced using Illumina...
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