@article{fdi:010070863,
  title = {{W}hat pre-{C}olumbian mummies could teach us about {S}outh {A}merican leishmaniases ?},
  author = {{S}ereno, {D}enis and {A}khoundi, {M}. and {D}orkeld, {F}. and {O}ury, {B}runo and {M}omen, {H}. and {P}errin, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} recent report on the taxonomic profile of the human gut microbiome in pre-{C}olumbian mummies ({S}antiago-{R}odriguez et al. 2016) gives for the first time evidence of the presence of {L}eishmania {DNA} (sequences similar to {L}eishmania donovani according to the authors) that can be reminiscent of visceral leishmaniasis during the pre-{C}olumbian era. {I}t is commonly assumed that {L}eishmania infantum, the etiological agent of {A}merican visceral leishmaniasis ({AVL}) was introduced into the {N}ew {W}orld by the {I}berian conquest. {T}his finding is really surprising and must be put into perspective with what is known from an {AVL} epidemiological and historical point of view. {B}eside {L}. infantum, there are other species that are occasionally reported to cause {AVL} in the {N}ew {W}orld. {A}mong these, {L}. colombiensis is present in the region of pre-{C}olumbian mummies studied. {O}ther explanations for these findings include a more ancient introduction of a visceral species of {L}eishmania from the {O}ld {W}orld or the existence of a yet unidentified endemic species causing visceral leishmaniasis in {S}outh {A}merica. {U}nfortunately, very few molecular data are known about this very long pre-{C}olumbian period concerning the circulating species of {L}eishmania and their diversity in {A}merica.},
  keywords = {pre-{C}olumbian mummies ; pathogenic {L}eishmania species ; {A}merican visceral leishmaniasis ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}athogens and {D}isease},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {ftx019 [6 p.]},
  ISSN = {2049-632{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1093/femspd/ftx019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070863},
}