Leishmaniasis: Distribution
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Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis occurs in Central and South America and occasionally in East Africa.
Visceral leishmaniasis occurs from western China to the Mediterranean Basin, East Africa and Central and South America. It is very rare in Africa south of the equator.
The cutaneous form is seen from India to the Mediterranean Basin, the northern half of the African continent and in Central and South America.
Leishmaniasis does not occur in Northern Europe, Canada, Uruguay, Chile, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Australia and Oceania.
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