Leishmania tropica
| Leishmania tropica | |
|---|---|
| Promastigotes of Leishmania tropica. Giemsa stain, 10×100. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Discoba |
| Phylum: | Euglenozoa |
| Class: | Kinetoplastea |
| Order: | Trypanosomatida |
| Family: | Trypanosomatidae |
| Genus: | Leishmania |
| Species: | L. tropica |
| Binomial name | |
| Leishmania tropica Wright, 1903 | |
| Red = cutaneous L. tropica | |
Leishmania tropica is a flagellate parasite and the cause of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans. This parasite is restricted to Afro-Eurasia and is a common cause of infection in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Morocco, and northern India.