Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. The significance of Leishmania tropica (late ulcerative) in human cutaneous leishmaniasis has been recognized only recently, whereas can visceralize and cause systemic illness. Virulence variability was investigated by analyzing the experimental pathogenicity of nine Leishmania tropica strains. BALB/c mice were in...
