A suspected new species of Leishmania, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis in a Thai patient

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-622

  Sukmee, Theerayudh ^a   Siripattanapipong, Suradej ^b   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b   Worapong, Jeerapun ^c   Rangsin, Ram ^b   Samung, Yudhthana ^d   Kongkaew, Wandee ^a   Bumrungsana, Kusak ^a   Chanachai, Karoon ^a   Apiwathanasorn, Chamnan ^d   Rujirojindakul, Pairaya ^e   Wattanasri, Somsak ^a   Ungchusak, Kumnun ^a   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Autochthonous; Leishmania; Thailand; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE VECTOR; FLAGELLATE; LEISHMANIASIS; NEW SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THAILAND; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOGS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POULTRY; RABBITS; RATS; THAILAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 41349101088     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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