TABLE 1.

Leishmania species pathogenic for humans, their vectors, host range and disease manifestations

Species	Host range	Main vector	Disease manifestations
L. donovani	Dogs, savannah rodents, humans	P. argentipes, L. longipalpis	Visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), PKDL
L. major	Desert and savannah rodents; Rhombomys, Psammomys, Arvicanthis	P. papatasi	Cutaneous leishmaniasis, (rural, wet Oriental sore)
L. tropica	Humans	P. sergenti	Cutaneous leishmaniasis (urban, dry Oriental sore), visceral leishmaniasis
L. aethiopica	Rock hyrax	P. longipes	Cutaneous leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis
L. braziliensis complex	Sloth, dog	L. umbratilis and many others	Cutaneous leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
L. mexicana complex	Forest rodents	L. flaviscutellata, L. olmeca	Cutaneous leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis