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Table 1 Parasitological information related to leishmaniasis in Morocco

From: Spatial patterns and secular trends in human leishmaniasis incidence in Morocco between 2003 and 2013

Leishmania species

Clinical form

Vector species

Reservoirss

L. major

ZCL

P. papatasi

Meriones shawi, Psammomys obesus

L. tropica

CL

P. sergenti, P. chabaudi

Human Canis familiaris

L. infantum

ZVL, CL

P. perniciosus

Canis familiaris P. ariasi, P. longicuspis

  1. Source: Dr Laamrani El Idrissi Abderrahmane, Ministry of Health-Morocco. WHO Consultative meeting on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in EMRO countries, Geneva, 30 April to 2 May 2007 [3]
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty

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