Emerging leishmaniasis in southern Himalayas: A mini-review

Table 2 Characteristics of Leishmaniasis in the southern Himalayan region

Sr No.	Geographical area	Causative agent	Vector	Clinical picture
1	Northern areas of Pakistan[2]	LeishmaniaInfantum	Not identified	Visceral leishmaniasis
2	Indian states of Jammu & Kashmir[3-5]	Not identified	Not identified	Cutaneous leishmaniasis most common with a single case study of visceral Leishmaniasis
3	Himachal Pradesh[6-16]	L. donovani & L. tropica	P. longiductus (most common) & P. major	Both cutaneous & visceral forms ofLeishmaniasis
4	Uttarakhand (Garhwal)[17-21]	L. donovani	P. argentipes	Visceral leishmaniasis
5	Uttarakhand (Kumaon)[22-25]	Not identified	P. argentipes	Visceral leishmaniasis
6	Nepal[26-29]	L. donovani	P. argentipes	Visceral leishmaniasis
7	Bhutan[30,31]	L. donovani	P. argentipes	Visceral leishmaniasis