But now, leishmaniasis — a potentially lethal parasitic disease spread by tiny sand flies — is endemic in the US. It used to be seen only in people who had traveled to tropical countries.

The CDC finds that leishmaniasis, a skin disease spread by sand flies, is spreading at low levels in the southern U.S. It was previously considered a tropical disease only be acquired abroad.

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite. The parasite is a single-celled protozoan that gets into the bloodstream of dogs and leads to serious illness. It can also affect cats and humans.

In other parts of the world, they are known to transmit a parasite — a single celled organism — that causes an infectious disease called leishmaniasis. They’re most active at night ...

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in parts of southern Europe, the tropics, and the subtropics. Classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), leishmaniasis is an infection spread by ...

Leishmaniasis is an infection from Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted through the bite of sand flies that have the parasite. An infection can be cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral. There are 1.5 ...

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting a growing number of people worldwide. Each year, between 700,000 and 1 million new cases are reported. Caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus ...