References to studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis and horses, showing the numbers of animals evaluated and the results obtained.

1Leishmania sp. direct detection: cytology or histology and staining, microscopic diagnostic.
2Isolation of the parasite: species identification by biochemical characterization (isoenzyme pattern), monoclonal antibodies, zymodeme and serodeme analysis.
3L. infantum identified by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).