Molecular Characterization of a Reemergent Brugia malayi Parasite in Sri Lanka, Suggestive of a Novel Strain.

Sri Lanka achieved elimination status for lymphatic filariasis in 2016; still, the disease remains a potential public health issue. The present study is aimed at identifying a subperiodic Brugia sp. parasite which has reemerged in Sri Lanka after four decades via molecular-based analysis. Polymerase...

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Published in:BioMed Research International Vol. 2021; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors: Mallawarachchi, C. H., Chandrasena, T. G. A. N., Withanage, G. P., Premarathna, R., Mallawarachchi, S. M. N. S. M., Gunawardane, Nilmini Y., Dasanayake, Ranil S., Gunarathna, Dinesh, de Silva, N. R.
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 8/10/2021
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