Authors
Fang Zhao, MD, PhD
Clinical Pathology Resident
Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, DTM&H
Professor
Vice Chair of Education
Director, Clinical Parasitology Laboratory
Co-Director, Vector-borne Diseases Laboratory Services
Mayo Clinic
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Rochester, Minnesota
Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
- discuss the geographic distribution of leishmaniasis;
- explain the life cycle of Leishmania species including means of transmission;
- describe the morphologic features of Leishmania amastigotes in pathology preparations; and
- discuss laboratory tests for diagnosing visceral leishmaniasis.