Geographical distribution updating of Tunisian leishmaniasis foci: About the isoenzymatic analysis of 694 strains

Acta Tropica

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-228

  Haouas, N ^a   Chaker, E ^b   Chargui, N ^a   Gorcii, M ^a   Belhadj, S ^b   Kallel, K ^b   Aoun, K ^c   Akrout, F Messaadi ^d   Ben Said, M ^e   Pratlong, F ^f   Dedet, J P ^f   Mezhoud, H ^a   Lami, P ^f   Zribi, M ^d   Azaiez, R ^a   Babba, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^e Laboratoire de Parasitologie Mycologie   (Tunisia)

^f UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Isoenzymatic identification; L. infantum; L. killicki; L. major; Leishmaniasis foci; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LEISHMANIASIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; ISOENZYMATIC ANALYSIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA KILLICKI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; TUNISIA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TUNISIA;

TUNISIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA KILLICKI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 84867026561     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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