Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China.

• Main Authors: Yun-Fu Chen (Author), Li-Fu Liao (Author), Na Wu (Author), Jiang-Mei Gao (Author), Peng Zhang (Author), Yan-Zi Wen (Author), Geoff Hide (Author), De-Hua Lai (Author), Zhao-Rong Lun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been declared as one of the six major tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. This disease has been successfully controlled in China, except for some areas in the western region, such as the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where...