Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka

Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K.; Weilgama, Danister J.; Wijekoon, Chandana J.; Dissanayake, Manel; Rajapaksha, Kosala

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Sri Lanka

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Jul 2007
By Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K. ; Weilgama, Danister J. ; Wijekoon, Chandana J. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Nawaratna, Sujeevi S.K. ; Weilgama, Danister J. ; Wijekoon, Chandana J. ; Dissanayake, Manel ; Rajapaksha, Kosala
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.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Child Child, Preschool Dna, Protozoan Female Humans Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Male Microsatellite Repeats Middle Aged Sequence Analysis, Dna Species Specificity
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1068-1070.
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Journal Article
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Sri Lanka
Volume:

13
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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