American visceral leishmaniasis

American visceral leishmaniasis
a type of visceral leishmaniasis seen in South America, Central America, and Mexico, usually caused by Leishmania chagasi, and affecting persons of any age. Its major reservoirs are dogs and the usual vector is the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis.

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