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Leishmania major MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Leishmania major
Tree Number(s)
B01.268.475.868.488.405
Unique ID
D018320
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018320
Annotation
infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Scope Note
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Entry Term(s)
Leishmania (Leishmania) major
Leishmania leishmania major
Leishmania tropica major
Previous Indexing
Leishmania (1966-1985)
Leishmania tropica (1986-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94; was LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1992-93; was LEISHMANIA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
Online Note
use LEISHMANIA TROPICA to search LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR 1992-93 & LEISHMANIA MAJOR 1986-91
History Note
94; was LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1992-93; was LEISHMANIA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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