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Leishmania
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Leishmania
Leishmania
is a
genus
of
trypanosomes
that are responsible for the disease
leishmaniasis
. 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. Their primary hosts are
vertebrates
;
Leishmania
commonly infects
hyraxes
,
canids
,
rodents
, and
humans
.
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