Co-infection by novel species of parasite found in visceral leishmaniasis patient

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Source: Luana Rogerio, UFSCar

Genome sequencing of clinical samples from a child has revealed the simultaneous presence of the protozoan Leishmania infantum and an as-yet unnamed parasite that was identified earlier in a fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis.

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