Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani Zymodeme MON-37, Western Ghats, India

[...]our investigations evinced that MON-37 zymodeme L. donovani is involved in both CL (6) and VL manifestations in the foothills of the Western Ghats, whereas MON-2 zymodeme of L. donovani caused VL in other VL-endemic zones across eastern India (8). [...]their reluctance to use protective clothin...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2020-08, Vol.26 (8), p.1956-1958
Main Authors: Saini, Prasanta, Kumar, N Pradeep, Ajithlal, P M, Joji, Aswathy, Rajesh, K R, Reena, K J, Kumar, Ashwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Black fever
Bone marrow
Councils
Disease transmission
Dumdum fever
Health aspects
indigenous
Infection
Infections
kala-azar
lambda cyhalothrin
Leishmania donovani
Medical research
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Patients
Research centers
Research Letter
Surveillance
Tropical diseases
Visceral leishmaniasis
Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by
Zymodeme MON-37, Western Ghats, India
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Summary:[...]our investigations evinced that MON-37 zymodeme L. donovani is involved in both CL (6) and VL manifestations in the foothills of the Western Ghats, whereas MON-2 zymodeme of L. donovani caused VL in other VL-endemic zones across eastern India (8). [...]their reluctance to use protective clothing and insect repellents escalated their exposure to sand fly bites. Because of the difficulty of accessing these thickly forested regions, vector control activities using adulticidal insecticides have remained suspended in this region since the successful elimination of malaria during the 1960s. Prasanta Saini , N. Pradeep Kumar, P.M. Ajithlal, Aswathy Joji, K.R. Rajesh, K.J. Reena, and Ashwani Kumar Indian Council of Medical Research–Vector Control Research Centre (Field Station), Kottayam, India (P. Saini, N.P. Kumar, P.M. Ajithlal, A. Joji); Government Medical College, Thrissur, India (K.R. Rajesh); District Medical Officer, Thrissur (K.J. Reena); Indian Council of Medical Research–Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, India (A. Kumar); During 2015–2019, we recorded 10 patients with indigenous cases of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Western Ghats, a region in India to which visceral leishmaniasis is not endemic.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2608.200557