Sandfly
(Phlebołomus in eastern hemisphere, Lutzomyia and Psyodopygus in western hemisphere)
Humans and other animals
Parasites in:
1. Dermis only - L. tropica
- L. mexicana etc.
2. Dermis and mucosae (sometimes) - L. brasiliensis
3. Viscera and dermis (sometimes) - L. donovani
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