Leishmania parasites are the etiological agents of the leishmaniases. The parasites are transmitted to mammals, including humans, by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies and occasionally, by sharing of needles, blood transfusion, and congenital transmission ([18][1]). In terms of global burden of
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