Historical Bibliography Updated: May 29, 2020

On the possibility of the occurrence of typanosomiasis in India.

DONOVAN, Charles (1863 – 1951) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Brit. med. J., 2, 79. 1903 CE.

Leishimania donovani, independently discovered by two British medical officers William Boog Leishman in Netley, England, and Donovan in Madras, India, in 1903. However, the correct taxonomy was provided by Ronald Ross. See No. 5295 and Med. Hist., 1983, 27, 203-13.

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Asia & Pacific
Plagues & Epidemics

Thematic Classifications

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › India INFECTIOUS DISEASE › VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES › Sandfly-Borne Diseases › Leishmaniasis

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#5296
Permanent Link	https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/8972
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	on-the-possibility-of-the-occurrence-of-typanosomiasis-in-india

Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: Madras