Leishmania are protozoal intracellular parasites of humans and other mammals.
Infection is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. Most infected individuals are have a subclinical infection.
Leishmania reproduce within the cells of the reticulo-endothelial cells, forming granulomata within various tissues.
There are two main forms of Leishmaniasis:
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