Detection of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 in Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis Isolates, Panama

We detected Leishmania RNA virus 1 (LRV1) in 11 iso-lates of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis collected during 2014-2019 from patients from different geo-graphic areas in Panama. The distribution suggested a spread of LRV1 in L. (V.) panamensis parasites. We found no association between LRV1 and an increase in clinical pathology.

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We detected Leishmania RNA virus 1 (LRV1) in 11 isolates of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis collected from patients in different geographic areas in Panama between 2014 and 2019. The distribution suggests the spread of LRV1 in L. (V.) panamensis parasites. There was no association found between LRV1 and an increase in clinical pathology.