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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Description:
Disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, named in 1901 for British Army doctor William Leishman, who developed a stain to detect the agent. It is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly, including the genus Lutzomyia in the New World and Phlebotomus in the Old World.
Subject:
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Animals
Humans
Leishmaniasis
News And Notes
Terminology As Topic

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(4):666. ;
Pubmed ID:
18394291
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2570912
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:c7e8d0a95e50f4531e1b20b62f55b906491f68da4b8597f1db26a66da453d3dc
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