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. 2002 Nov-Dec;96(6):627-30.
doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90332-9.

Visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia: result of the isoenzymatic characterization of 65 Leishmania infantum strains

S Belhadj  1 , F Pratlong, N H Toumi, K Kallel, H Mahjoub, H Babba, R Azaiez, J P Dedet, E Chaker
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Visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia: result of the isoenzymatic characterization of 65 Leishmania infantum strains

S Belhadj et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

The isoenzymatic characterization of 65 Tunisian strains of Leishmania, isolated from human cases of visceral leishmaniasis between June 1998 and August 2001, revealed the existence of 3 zymodemes of the L. infantum complex: MON-1 the most common (93.8%), followed by MON-24 (3.1%) and MON-80 (3.1%). 72% of the strains were obtained from children under the age of 5 years. The majority of the studied strains originated from 8 provinces of northern Tunisia, particularly the province of Zaghouan.

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