Leishmania aethiopica explained

Leishmania aethiopica is a Leishmania species.^[1]

It is associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis also called "oriental sore". It comes under the old world group of Leishmania species, along with L. major and L. tropica which are other agents causing oriental sore.

Notes and References

1. Schönian G, Akuffo H, Lewin S, etal . Genetic variability within the species Leishmania aethiopica does not correlate with clinical variations of cutaneous leishmaniasis . Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. . 106 . 2 . 239–48 . March 2000 . 10699253 . 10.1016/S0166-6851(99)00216-9.