The global dispersal of visceral leishmaniasis occurred within human history
João Luís Reis-Cunha, Cooper Alastair Grace, Sophia Ahmed, Simon Harnqvist, Cian J. Lynch, Mariana Côrtes Boité, Gabrielle Barcellos, Laurence Lachaud, Patrick Bastien, Harry Munt, Jeremy Charles Mottram, Elisa Cupolillo, Daniel Charlton Jeffares
This study shows that the Leishmania donovani species complex dispersed globally within the last 2,000 years, aligning with human migration and colonization.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology