DTIC ADA269094: Leishmaniasis pdf

DTIC ADA269094: Leishmaniasis

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Leishmaniasis is caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. There are three major forms of clinical disease: cutaneous, mucosal, and visceral. Leishmaniasis is an arthopod-borne disease and is acquired via the bite of the female sandfly vector. The reservoirs of disease are animals such as desert rats, sloths, horses, rodents, foxes and dogs

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 1/1/1993
• Year: 1993
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Berman, Jonathan D, WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH WASHINGTON DC, *LEISHMANIASIS, *DISEASE VECTORS, RATS, DISEASES, ANIMALS, HORSES, RESERVOIRS, PARASITES, RODENTS, LEISHMANIA

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