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Leishmaniasis has been described as a neglected vector-borne disease complex caused by an obligatory protozoan of the genus Leishmania, with human and animal infections spread by parasite-infected sandflies. Lutzomyia sandfly distribution remained primarily limited to preserved and anthropized forest areas of tropical areas and both VL and CL in the Americas, mostly associated with sylvatic habitats and peridomestic transmission. Overall, leishmaniases have been reported as endemic in tropical, subtropical, and Mediterranean areas, comprising 83 countries or regions, with 350 million people at risk and 0.9 and 1.7 million people infected . . .
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