Pathogenic Leishmania spp. detected in lizards from Northwest China using molecular methods

Pathogenic Leishmania spp. detected in lizards from Northwest China using molecular methods

Abstract Background Leishmaniosis, a disease caused by pathogenic Leishmania parasites, remains an unresolved health problem in the New World and the Old World. It is well known that lizards can be infected by a subgenus of Leishmania parasites, i.e. Sauroleishmania, which is non-pathogenic to human...

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Main Authors: Jun-Rong Zhang, Xian-Guang Guo, Han Chen, Jin-Long Liu, Xiong Gong, Da-Li Chen, Jian-Ping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Lizard
Leishmania
Pathogenic
Mixed infection
Haplotypes
Northwest China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2174-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2174-4

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