Laboratory Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

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Authors

Madhukar Rai · Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract

The group of diseases known as the leishmaniases are caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania ([39][1]). Natural transmission of leishmania is carried out by a certain species of sandfly of the genus Phlebotomus (Old World) or Lutzomyia (New World). These are present in

Topics & Keywords

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Trypanosoma species research and implications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volume 9, Issue 5, pp. 951-958

DOI: 10.1128/cdli.9.5.951-958.2002

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