Genetic polymorphisms and drug susceptibility in four isolates of Leishmania tropica obtained from Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan.

• Main Authors: Marie Plourde (Author), Adriano Coelho (Author), Yoav Keynan (Author), Oscar E Larios (Author), Momar Ndao (Author), Annie Ruest (Author), Gaétan Roy (Author), Ethan Rubinstein (Author), Marc Ouellette (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne parasitic disease characterized by the presence of one or more lesions on the skin that usually heal spontaneously after a few months. Most cases of CL worldwide occur in Southwest Asia, Africa and South America, and a number of cases have been reported...