Isolation of Leishmania major from Mastomys erythroleucus and Tatera gambiana in Senegal (West Africa).

Abstract

Region Studied The region consisted of a large, enclosed, cultivated area belonging to the Monastery of Keur Moussa, near the city of Thies, in the Cap-verdienne region, where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. This region was chosen because of the numerous cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the monastery and the neighbouring villages, and because of the presence of numerous rodent burrows. Twenty human strains were isolated between December 1976 and October 1977. By J.-P. DEDET AND F. DEROUIN Isolation of Leishmania major from Mastomys erythroleucus and Tatera gambiana in Senegal (West Africa)