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Figure 2. Maps of the Geographic Distribution of
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL)
Adapted and modified from Chapter 277, Leishmania species. Principles and Practice of
Infectious Diseases. Elsevier 2015; 8th edition: 3091-3107.
1
In Guatemala, the reported cases of CL have been acquired in the northern departments (particularly,
El Petén and Alta Verapaz but also Izabal, El Quiché, Baja Verapaz, and Jalapa).
2
e etiologic agents of CL in Israel primarily include L. major and L. tropica but also L. infantum-
chagasi.
3
e species L. (Leishmania) martiniquensis, which was formally named in 2014, has been identified
as the etiologic agent of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in the French West Indies (Martinique
Island) and ailand, where it previously was referred to as "L. siamenensis" (not considered a
taxonomically valid name).
4
In Sri Lanka, L. donovani has been identified as the etiologic agent of cutaneous and visceral
leishmaniasis.
5
Not all Leishmania species that cause CL are included in this map (eg, L. amazonensis in South
America).
