leishmaniasis
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A Parasitic Disease Spread By Sandflies Is More Common In The US Than Previously Thought
One of the species of sandfly that spreads leishmaniasis in North and South America, Lutzomyia longipalpis. Photo: Ray Wilson, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Wikimedia Commons) A disease spread by sandflies seen as an exotic nuisance in the U.S. might not be solely a traveller’s disease after all. A new study published Wednesday in JAMA…