| Literature DB >> 28319012 |
Abstract
New Leishmania isolates form a novel group of human parasites related to Leishmania enrietti, with cases in Ghana, Thailand, and Martinique; other relatives infect Australian and South American wildlife. These parasites apparently cause both cutaneous and visceral disease, and may have evolved a novel transmission mechanism exploiting blood-feeding midges.Entities:
Keywords: Leishmania; Leishmania enrietti; Leishmania martiniquensis; Leishmania siamensis; emerging pathogen; midges
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28319012 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922