LEISHMANIA

Leishmania

Leishmania is a genus of trypanosomatid protozoa and is the parasite responsible for the disease leishmaniasis. It is spread through sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World. At least 93 sandfly species are proven or probable Leishmania vectors worldwide. Their primary hosts are vertebrates; Leishmania commonly infects hyraxes, canids, rodents, and humans.

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leishmania

Noun

  1. A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania.


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