TY - JOUR AU - Maruyama, Sandra AU - de Santana, Alynne K.M. AU - Takamiya, Nayore AU - Takahashi, Talita AU - Rogerio, Luana AU - Oliveira, Caio A.B. AU - Milanezi, Cristiane AU - Trombela, Viviane AU - Cruz, Angela AU - Jesus, Amélia AU - Barreto, Aline AU - da Silva, Angela AU - Almeida, Roque AU - Ribeiro, José AU - Silva, João T1 - Non-Leishmania Parasite in Fatal Visceral Leishmaniasis–Like Disease, Brazil T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 11 SP - 2088 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Through whole-genome sequencing analysis, we identified non-Leishmania parasites isolated from a man with a fatal visceral leishmaniasis–like illness in Brazil. The parasites infected mice and reproduced the patient’s clinical manifestations. Molecular epidemiologic studies are needed to ascertain whether a new infectious disease is emerging that can be confused with leishmaniasis. KW - Visceral leishmaniasis–like KW - Crithidia-related KW - genome sequencing KW - parasites KW - Brazil KW - whole-genome sequencing KW - sand flies KW - vector-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid2511.181548 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1548_article ER - End of Reference