Sudan: the possible original focus of visceral leishmaniasis

F Pratlong, J Dereure, B Bucheton, S El-Safi… - Parasitology, 2001 - cambridge.org
F Pratlong, J Dereure, B Bucheton, S El-Safi, A Dessein, G Lanotte, JP Dedet
Parasitology, 2001cambridge.org
Fifty-two Leishmania strains, obtained from human patients and dogs in a visceral
leishmaniasis focus in Sudan, were characterized by isoenzyme electrophoresis (15
enzymes). The phylogenetic analysis showed that the 7 Leishmania zymodemes obtained
hold ancestral positions on the phylogenetic tree, supporting the hypothesis of an East
African origin of visceral leishmaniasis.
Fifty-two Leishmania strains, obtained from human patients and dogs in a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Sudan, were characterized by isoenzyme electrophoresis (15 enzymes). The phylogenetic analysis showed that the 7 Leishmania zymodemes obtained hold ancestral positions on the phylogenetic tree, supporting the hypothesis of an East African origin of visceral leishmaniasis.
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