Surveillance and genotype characterization of zoonotic trypanosomatidae in in two endemic sites of rural Panama.

has been reported as a competent reservoir for trypanosomatid parasites infections. The aim of this study was to measure and spp. infection rates and to characterize discrete typing units (DTUs) of in from two Chagas disease endemic sites in Panama.

Molecular Identification of Parasites Causing Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Panama.

Isolates from 475 cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients from three endemic regions were studied by three typing techniques. The molecular analysis from lesion scrapings based on hsp70 PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) showed that 78.1% (371/475) restriction patterns corresponded to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis, 19% (90/475) to Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis, and 3.