Genome Analysis of Triploid Hybrid Leishmania Parasite from the Neotropics

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1076-1078. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221456.ABSTRACTWe discovered a hybrid Leishmania parasite in Costa Rica that is genetically similar to hybrids from Panama. Genome analyses demonstrated the hybrid is triploid and identified L. braziliensis and L. guyanensis-related strains as parents. Our findings highlight the existence of poorly sampled Leishmania (Viannia) variants infectious to humans.PMID:37081624 | DOI:10.3201/eid2905.221456

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - April 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frederik Van den Broeck Senne Heeren Ilse Maes Mandy Sanders James A Cotton Elisa Cupolillo Eugenia Alvarez Lineth Garcia Maureen Tasia Alice Marneffe Jean-Claude Dujardin Gert Van der Auwera Source Type: research