Non-Leishmania Parasite in Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis–Like Disease, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Maruyama, Sandra R. ; de Santana, Alynne K.M. ; Takamiya, Nayore T. ; Takahashi, Talita Y. ; Rogerio, Luana A. ; Oliveira, Caio A.B. ; Milanezi, Cristiane M. ; Trombela, Viviane A. ; Cruz, Angela K. ; Jesus, Amélia R. ; Barreto, Aline S. ; da Silva, Angela M. ; Almeida, Roque P. ; Ribeiro, José M. ; Silva, João S.
• Description:
  Through whole-genome sequencing analysis, we identified non-Leishmania parasites isolated from a man with a fatal visceral leishmaniasis-like illness in Brazil. The parasites infected mice and reproduced the patient's clinical manifestations. Molecular epidemiologic studies are needed to ascertain whether a new infectious disease is emerging that can be confused with leishmaniasis.
• Subjects:
  Aged Animals DNA, Ribosomal Spacer Euglenozoa Infections Genes, Helminth Humans Leishmaniasis, Visceral Male Mice Phylogeny Trypanosomatina

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(11):2088-2092
• Pubmed ID:
  31625841
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6810192
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:070336261849de670c44e16ae4c7d7d9a0617690bcc7b01a587a3ff356a32b76
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/82985/cdc_82985_DS1.pdf
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