Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mali

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-78

  Paz, Carlos ^a   Doumbia, Seydou ^b   Keita, Somita ^c   Sethi, Aisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^c Centre National d'Appui a la Lutte Contre la Maladie   (Mali)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Leishmania major; Mali

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALI; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALI; PHLEBOTOMUS;

EID: 78649387903     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2010.08.013     Document Type: Review

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