Laboratory Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

By S. Sundar, Madhukar Rai. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 2002

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The group of diseases known as the leishmaniases are caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania ([39][1]). Natural transmission of leishmania is carried out by a certain species of sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus (Old World) or Lutzomyia (New World). These are present in

Subfields: Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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