… the intracellular protozoan Leishmania major was associated … While infection by Leishmania
remains a popular model for … to better understand how Leishmania interact with its insect …

… Workers on leishmaniasis have been so heavily involved in the problem of the transmission
of … The electron microscope study of Leishmania provided valuable information on the …

… metabolic machinery of the Leishmania spp., the … leishmaniasis in humans: visceral
leishmaniasis (kala azar), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (Espundia), and cutaneous leishmaniasis (…

Leishmaniasis represents a complex of diseases with an important clinical and … Visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) is of higher priority than cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) as it is a fatal disease …

… Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, the aetiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis,
… regard dogs as the main domestic reservoirs of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, the most …

… origin of the genus Leishmania in the Mesozoic era … Leishmania parasites as causative
agents of leishmaniasis in modern times. With respect to the origin and dispersal of Leishmania …

… Leishmania are digenetic protozoa which inhabit two highly … Leishmaniasis is the outcome
of an evolutionary ‘arms race’ … This chapter describes the interaction of the Leishmania with …

… Leishmaniasis is caused by an intracellular parasite transmitted to humans by the …
leishmaniasis causes 70,000 deaths per year. Clinical features depend on the species of …

The genus Leishmania consists of many species of which L. … The morphology of leishmania
is very similar among different species. … All Leishmania species pathogenic to man have two …

… Leishmania parasites are the causal agents of leishmaniasis, a group of protozoan diseases
transmitted to mammals, including human beings, by phlebotomine sandflies. Globally, …