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PATHOGENS AND GLOBAL HEALTH
卷 106, 期 3, 页码 159-165出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000015
关键词
Diagnosis; Kenya; Leishmania tropica; PCR; Molecular typing
资金
- European Union [INCO-CT-2005-015379]
- Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGDC)
- Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
- TRYLEIDIAG
- DGDC
We performed diagnosis and species identification of parasites in lesion samples from suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in four villages, three of which are in a known Leishmania tropica endemic region in Kenya. Samples were analyzed both by microscopy and PCR for Leishmania, and typed by an assay using four ribosomal DNA-based species-identification PCRs. The lesions were demonstrated to be caused by L. tropica, which confirms the re-emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis from this species after a period of reduced incidence in the endemic zone. Our report highlights the importance of an intervention and sustained Leishmania control program.
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