Single locus genotyping to track Leishmania donovani in the Indian subcontinent: Application in Nepal.

• Main Authors: Keshav Rai (Author), Narayan Raj Bhattarai (Author), Manu Vanaerschot (Author), Hideo Imamura (Author), Gebreyohans Gebru (Author), Basudha Khanal (Author), Suman Rijal (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Chiranjib Pal (Author), Prahlad Karki (Author), Jean-Claude Dujardin (Author), Gert Van der Auwera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:We designed a straightforward method for discriminating circulating Leishmania populations in the Indian subcontinent (ISC). Research on transmission dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis (VL, or Kala-azar) was recently identified as one of the key research priorities for elimination of the...