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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K. ; Weilgama, Danister J. ; Wijekoon, Chandana J. ; Dissanayake, Manel ; Rajapaksha, Kosala ;
Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K. ; Weilgama, Danister J. ; Wijekoon, Chandana J. ; Dissanayake, Manel ; Rajapaksha, Kosala ; Less -
Description:
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Sri Lanka. Of 116 patients with clinical symptoms suggestive of CL, 86 were confirmed positive for Leishmania donovani. Most patients had single dry lesions, usually on the face. Patients were from 5 of the 7 agroclimatic zones in Sri Lanka.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Presentation
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Dispatch
DNA, Protozoan
Female
Geographic Distribution
Humans
Leishmania Donovani
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Male
Microsatellite Repeats
Middle Aged
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Species Specificity
Sri Lanka

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1068-1070. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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