New publication alert !
We are happy to share with you our latest research article titled ‘Autochthonous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania tropica, Identified by Using Whole Genome Sequencing, Sri Lanka’, published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9/23-1238_article#.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is atypical in Sri Lanka because Leishmania donovani, which typically causes visceral disease, is the causative agent. Other endemic dermotropic Leishmania spp. have not been previously reported in Sri Lanka. In this study, genome analysis of 27 leishmania clinical isolates from Sri Lanka identified cases of autochthonous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica. Our findings indicate Leishmania donovani is not the only cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka and potentially explains a haplotype that led to interspecies dermotropic Leishmania donovani hybrids.