Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis may require taking a blood sample and/or taking a biopsy from the bone marrow or splenic puncture to show the parasite. Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis...
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Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of genus Leishmania (protozoa) and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. Sandflies are primarily infected by animal reservoirs, but...