Persistence and Changing Distribution of Leishmaniases in Kenya Require a Paradigm Shift

Table 1

Reservoirs for Leishmania spp. parasites in Kenya (Source: WHO 2018).

Leishmania species	Clinical form	Vector species	Reservoirs
L. tropica	ZCL	P. Guggisbergi	Procavia capensis
L. aethiopica	ZCL, DCL	P. Pedifer, P. aculeatus	Procavia capensis, Dendohyrax arboreous, Crycetomis sp.
L. major	ZCL	P. duboscqi	Tatera sp., Aethomys sp., Arvicanthis sp., Meriones sp.
L. donovani	VL, PKDL	P. martini, P. celiae, P. vansomerenae