Detection of Leishmania RNA virus in Leishmania parasites.

Patients suffering from cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by New World Leishmania (Viannia) species are at high risk of developing mucosal (ML) or disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL). After the formation of a primary skin lesion at the site of the bite by a Leishmania-infected sand fly, the...

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Main Authors: Haroun Zangger, Catherine Ronet, Chantal Desponds, F Matthew Kuhlmann, John Robinson, Mary-Anne Hartley, Florence Prevel, Patrik Castiglioni, Francine Pratlong, Patrick Bastien, Norbert Müller, Laurent Parmentier, Nancy Gore Saravia, Stephen M Beverley, Nicolas Fasel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3542153?pdf=render