We sequenced Leishmania tropica genomes from 8 human skin samples collected in a newly emerging focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Somali region of Ethiopia. We found a variant with unique genomic signatures of drug resistance. Public health officials should use genomic surveillance to slow expansion of L. tropica.
Genomic characterization of ‘Leishmania tropica’ in cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Somali Region, Ethiopia, 2023
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