| Leishmania | |
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| L. donovani in bone marrow cell | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Kinetoplastea |
| Order: | Trypanosomatida |
| Genus: | Leishmania Ross, 1903 |
| Species | |
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L. aethiopica | |
Leishmania /liːʃˈmeɪniə, -ˈmæn-/[1] is a parasitic protozoan, a single-celled organism of the genus Leishmania that is responsible for the disease leishmaniasis.[2][3][4] They are spread by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World. At least 93 sandfly species are proven or probable vectors worldwide.[5] Their primary hosts are vertebrates; Leishmania commonly infects hyraxes, canids, rodents, and humans.
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- ^ Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. pp. 749–54. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Myler P; Fasel N (editors) (2008). Leishmania: After The Genome. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-28-8.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ansari MY, Equbal A, Dikhit MR, Mansuri R, Rana S, Ali V, Sahoo GC, Das P (Nov 2015). "Establishment of Correlation between In-Silico &In-Vitro Test Analysis against Leishmania HGPRT to inhibitors". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 83: 78–96. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.11.051. PMID 26616453.
- ^ WHO (2010) Annual report. Geneva