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Leishmania panamensis

Etiologic agent of New World cutaneous & mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Epidemiology: 1) distribution: Panama, Honduras, Columbia, Ecuador 2) reservoir: sloths

Related

cutaneous leishmaniasis (oriental sore) mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (espundia)

General

Leishmania

Properties

KINGDOM: animal PHYLUM: protozoa

References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 1267
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 899