Emerging Leishmania donovani Lineages Associated with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2023

Abstract

The clinical manifestation of leishmaniasis has historically been determined by the Leishmania species involved. However, recent emergence of novel Leishmania lineages has caused atypical pathologies. We isolated and characterized 2 new Leishmania donovani parasites causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Keywords

• leishmaniasis
• Leishmania donovani
• cutaneous leishmaniasis
• hybrid parasites
• whole-genome sequencing
• Himachal Pradesh