Leishmania tropica

Leishmania tropica
Promastigotes of Leishmania tropica. Giemsa stain, 10×100.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Euglenozoa
Class: Kinetoplastea
Order: Trypanosomatida
Genus: Leishmania
Species:
L. tropica
Binomial name
Leishmania tropica
Wright, 1903
Cutaneous L. tropica in North Africa
Red = cutaneous L. tropica[1]

Leishmania tropica is a flagellate parasite and the cause of anthroponotic[dubious – discuss] cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans.[2] This parasite is restricted to Afro-Eurasia and is a common cause of infection in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Morocco, and northern India.[3]

  1. ^ Aoun, K.; Bouratbine, A. (2014). "Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in North Africa: a review". Parasite. 21. EDP Sciences: 14. doi:10.1051/parasite/2014014. PMC 3952656. PMID 24626301.
  2. ^ Karimi, Taiebeh; Sharifi, Iraj; Aflatoonian, Mohammad Reza; Aflatoonian, Behnaz; Mohammadi, Mohammad Ali; Salarkia, Ehsan; Babaei, Zahra; Zarinkar, Farzaneh; Sharifi, Fatemeh; Hatami, Nima; Khosravi, Ahmad; Eskandari, Arsalan; Solimani, Elyas; Shafiee, Mehdi; Mozaffari, Masoumeh (2021). "A long-lasting emerging epidemic of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in southeastern Iran: population movement and peri-urban settlements as a major risk factor". Parasites & Vectors. 14 (1): 122. doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04619-3. ISSN 1756-3305. PMC 7903377. PMID 33627184. S2CID 232036410.
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