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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;20(3):487-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2003.130260.

Kala-azar and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, Assam, India

Case Reports

Kala-azar and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, Assam, India

Abdul Mabood Khan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Assam India; Visceral leishmaniasis; kala-azar; parasites; parasitic; post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis; resurgence; vector-borne infections.

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Electrophoretogram of Leishmania donovani kinetoplast DNA-specific PCR products (385 bp) isolated from patients with suspected post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, Assam, India. Lane M, 100-bp DNA ladder; lanes 1–4, suspected post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis case-patients; lane 5, negative control. PCR products were visualized by staining with ethidium bromide after electrophoresis in 1% agarose gel.

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