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(¤ 6.11.1865, † 1926) Tropical military doctor who was born in Glasgow Studied medicine in Glasgow. 1897 joined the English army as a medical officer. 1903 Discovery of the causative agent of Kala-Azar, which today bears his name. Field(s) of research: Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (Espundia; infection by Leishmania mexicana or Leishmania brasiliensis); Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar).
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- Leishman WB (1903) On the possibility of occurrence of Trypanosomiasis in India. Brit Med J 2: 1252-1254
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer