First identification of the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in Djibouti: Leishmania donovani.
The first identification of the Leishmania species responsible for visceral leishmaniasis in Djibouti is described. Four strains, obtained from three autochthonous cases, were identified by starch-gel electrophoresis and iso-enzyme analysis of 15 enzymatic systems. The strains were found to belong to two newly recognized zymodemes of L. donovani: MON-268 and MON-287.
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie and Centre National de Référence des Leishmania, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, 163 rue Auguste Broussonet, 34090 Montpellier, France.
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Garnotel
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Garrabé
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Dedet
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015730:Djibouti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel