One afternoon, while rinsing sand off her feet, the 35-year-old Alabama resident felt something biting her legs and noticed tiny black bugs on her skin. Three years ago, Laura Gaither and her family spent their summer vacation in Panama City Beach, Fla. donovani is endemic to parts of India, Africa, and South-West Asia. O ne of the more dangerous of 20 different species of Leishmania, L. This photomicrograph depicts Leishmania donovani parasites contained within a canine bone marrow cell.
