First successful in vitro culture of autochthonous Leishmania sp. in Sri Lanka.

Abstract

Since the first autochthonous case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka was reported in 1992 (1) attempts to culture the causative organisms have been unsuccessful. We report the first successful isolation of the local Leishmania sp. by in vitro culture, which would pave the way for species and strain indentification.