title: Molecular Verification of New World Mansonella perstans Parasitemias.
abstract: We obtained ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences from residents of Amazonas state, Brazil, with Mansonella parasitemias. Phylogenetic analysis of these sequences confirm that M. ozzardi and M. perstans parasites occur in sympatry and reveal the close relationship between M. perstans in Africa and Brazil, providing insights into the parasite's New World origins.
authors.forename: Lucyane Bastos
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Tavares da Silva
authors.forename: James Lee
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Crainey
authors.forename: Túllio Romão
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Ribeiro da Silva
authors.forename: Uziel Ferreira
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Suwa
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Paulo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Jansen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandes de Medeiros
authors.forename: Felipe Arley Costa
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pessoa
authors.forename: Sérgio Luiz Bessa
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Luz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008366:Mansonella / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
keywords: Africa; Amazonas; Brazil; Culicoides midges; Mansonella ozzardi; Mansonella parasitemia; Mansonella perstans; New World; São Gabriel da Cachoeira; molecular verification; parasites; parasitic infection; vector-borne diseases