TABLE 1.
Isolatea | Region of origin | Level of KA endemicity in regionb |
---|---|---|
K group | ||
K1 | Vaishali | M |
K2 | Bhagalpur | M |
K3 | Munger | L |
K4 | Siwan | L |
K5 | Saaran | H |
K6 | Madhubani | M |
K7 | Darbhanga | H |
K8 | Saaran | H |
K9 | Katihar | H |
K10 | Saaran | H |
P group | ||
P1 | Siwan | L |
P2 | Siwan | L |
P3 | Gopalganj | L |
P4 | Darbhanga | H |
P5 | Vaishali | M |
P6 | Saharsa | H |
P7 | Begusarai | M |
P8 | Muzaffarpur | H |
P9 | Araria | H |
P10 | Saaran | H |
P11 | Khagaria | H |
P12 | Saharsa | H |
M group | ||
K11 | Saharsa | H |
K12 | Gopalganj | L |
P13 | Madhubani | M |
P14 | Gopalganj | L |
P15 | Madhubani | M |
Groups K, P, and M refer to KA, PKDL, and mixed groups, respectively, as defined in the text. K1 to K12 and P1 to P15 are isolates from 12 KA and 15 PKDL patients, respectively.
L, M, and H refer to low, medium, and high endemicity, respectively. Information on endemicity is taken from reference 8a.