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genus Leishmania

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Noun1.genus Leishmania - flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
Leishmania
flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals


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To the Editor: Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania.
Leishmaniasis in ancient Egypt and upper Nubia by Donoghue, Helen D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani complex, is a vectorborne zoonotic infection that infects humans, dogs, and other mammals.
Canine visceral leishmaniasis, United States and Canada, 2000-2003 by Schantz, Peter M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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