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Kala-azar
Es una enfermedad parasitaria transmitida por la picadura del flebótomo o mosquito simúlido.
Existen diferentes formas de leishmaniasis:
Se ha informado de casos de leishmaniasis en todos los continentes, a excepción de Australia y la Antártida. En los países de América, la enfermedad puede encontrarse en México y Suramérica. Se han reportado casos de leishmaniasis en el personal militar que regresó del Golfo Pérsico.
Jeronimo SMB, DeQueiroz-Sousa A, Pearson RD. Leishmaniasis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 369.
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