TABLE 1.

Geographic origins of the KA and PKDL isolates in relation to KA endemicity

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

^aGroups 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.

^bL, M, and H refer to low, medium, and high endemicity, respectively. Information on endemicity is taken from reference 8a.