Genome wide comparison of Ethiopian Leishmania donovani strains reveals differences potentially related to parasite survival.

Leishmania donovani is the main cause of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in East Africa. Differences between northern Ethiopia/Sudan (NE) and southern Ethiopia (SE) in ecology, vectors, and patient sensitivity to drug treatment have been described, however the relationship between differences in parasit...

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Main Authors: Arie Zackay, James A Cotton, Mandy Sanders, Asrat Hailu, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Alon Warburg, Charles L Jaffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5777657?pdf=render