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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic to many parts of the world. Around twenty different species of Leishmania parasite are capable of infecting humans. The distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis is very tightly linked to geography and villages even 15 miles apart can have very different rates of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Some Leishmania species are closely linked to humans and are therefore found in cities (e.g., Leishmania tropica), whereas some are more traditionally associated with animal species and are therefore considered zoonoses (e.g., Leishmania major]). Some species that are traditionally considered zoonotic (e.g., L. panamensis) may be becoming primarily human diseases.[1]
References
- ↑ Vergel C, Palacios R, Cadena H; et al. (2006). "Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) parasites in the skin and blood of patients before and after treatment". J Infect Dis. 194: 503&ndash, 511.