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Leishmania chagasi
Epidemiology:
1) distribution:
-> Mexico, Honduras, Guatamala, Surinam, El Salvador, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Martinique, Guadeloupe
2) reservoir: canines
Pathology:
- etiologic agent of
- cutaneous leishmaniasis
- visceral leishmaniasis
- post-kala azar dermal leishmaniasis
Laboratory:
- Leishmania chagasi serology
- also see Leishmania & Leishmaniasis
Related
cutaneous leishmaniasis (oriental sore)
visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
General
Leishmania
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: protozoa
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1996, pg 1267
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 899