Detection of Leishmania donovani in peripheral blood of asymptomatic individuals in contact with patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Conclusions Asymptomatic family members of patients with VL can carry live L. donovani in peripheral blood and may act as potential reservoirs. GenBank accession number BankIt1863680 Leishmania KT921417 (DNA sequences of the ribosomal ITS1 region of L. donovani).
Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research