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infection: coordinate with probably LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS or other specific leishmaniasis term if appropriate; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.
Entry Term(s)
Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica
Leishmania leishmania tropica
Leishmania tropica minor
Registry Numbers
txid5666
Previous Indexing
Leishmania (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note
86; LEISHMANIA TROPICA MINOR was LEISHMANIA MINOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
Online Note
use LEISHMANIA TROPICA to search LEISHMANIA MINOR 1986-91
History Note
86; LEISHMANIA TROPICA MINOR was LEISHMANIA MINOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.