A Leishmania sp.-like organism was found in the skin of a naturally in
fected g-mo-old Red Dane female calf (Bos taurus) from Zimbabwe. There
were multiple alopecic nodules, particularly on the face and udder. T
he nodules were up to 5 cm in diameter and larger ones were ulcerated
and hemorrhagic. Numerous Leishmania-like amastigotes were seen in the
skin lesions. Ultrastructurally, the organisms were oval to elongated
(2-2.5 mu m long), had a nucleus, a kinetoplast, and a flagellum. To
our knowledge, this is the first report of Leishmania-like organisms f
ound in an animal from Zimbabwe.