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A Disfiguring Parasite From Sand Flies Is Endemic In The U.S.

The Leishmania found in Texas and OK causes the mildest form, cutaneous leishmania, affecting only the skin. Will more serious leishmania strains become established, too?

Forbes
Oct 30, 2023 at 3:13pmWeb
Show threadMicrobiology Journal ClubNov 10, 2023

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A picture taken on January 1, 2018 shows a Moroccan child suffering from Leishmaniasis, a parasitic skin disease which is transmitted by the bite of a certain type of sandfly, in the southern town of Zagora. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

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