“…Since then, cutaneous leishmaniosis in horses, mules and donkeys has been diagnosed in both South America (Aguilar et al 1987;Falqueto et al 1987;Barbosa-Santos et al 1994) and Central America (Ramos-Vara et al 1996). In those cases where biochemical characterisation of the parasite was performed, L e i s h m a n i a b r a z i l i e n s i s was always the species identified (Falqueto et al 1987;Oliveira-Neto et al 1988;Barbosa-Santos et al 1994). In southern European countries, leishmaniosis is caused by L e i s h m a n i a i n f a n t u m, where dogs and man are the most affected hosts (Anon 1990).…”