Prevalence and Distribution of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 in Leishmania Parasites from French Guiana.

Authors :: Ginouvès M
Simon S
Bourreau E
Lacoste V
Ronet C
Couppié P
Nacher M
Demar M
Prévot G
Source :: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2016 Jan; Vol. 94 (1), pp. 102-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 23.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: In South America, the presence of the Leishmania RNA virus type 1 (LRV1) was described in Leishmania guyanensis and Leishmania braziliensis strains. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence distribution of LRV1 in Leishmania isolates in French Guiana given that, in this French overseas department, most Leishmania infections are due to these parasite species. The presence of the virus was observed in 74% of Leishmania spp. isolates, with a highest presence in the internal areas of the country.<br /> (© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)

Subjects :: French Guiana epidemiology
Humans
Leishmania classification
Leishmaniasis epidemiology
Leishmaniasis parasitology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Leishmania virology
RNA Viruses genetics
RNA, Viral genetics
RNA, Viral isolation & purification

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