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Genomic characterization of a unique population of <i>Leishmania tropica</i> in a new emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Somali region of Ethiopia

2024Open accessAddis Ababa University

Abstract

Abstract We sequenced Leishmania tropica genomes directly from eight human skin samples collected in a newly emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Somali region, Ethiopia. We found a new variant with unique genomic signatures of drug resistance. Genomic homogeneity in the sampled population demonstrates the occurrence of a L. tropica outbreak.

Research topics

  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Trypanosoma species research and implications

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DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.15.617758

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