First detection of Leishmania tropica DNA and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an outbreak area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>Leishmania major and an uncharacterized species have been reported from human patients in a cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) outbreak area in Ghana. Reports from the area indicate the presence of anthropophilic Sergentomyia species that were found with Leishmania DNA.<h...

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Main Authors: Chukwunonso O Nzelu, Hirotomo Kato, Naiki Puplampu, Kwame Desewu, Shirley Odoom, Michael D Wilson, Tatsuya Sakurai, Ken Katakura, Daniel A Boakye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24516676/?tool=EBI