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The leishmaniases are zoonoses caused by intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania which are transmitted to man by phlebotomine sandflies. When man is infected a spectrum of clinical conditions may occur, varying from localized or disseminated cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions to generalized visceral leishmaniasis. The leishmaniases are endemic in many areas of the world, and it has recently been estimated that 12 million individuals have different forms of this protozoan infection.
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Warren, K.S., Mahmoud, A.A.F. (1985). Leishmaniases. In: Geographic Medicine for the Practitioner. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8578-3_12
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