The Leishmaniasis affects people, domestic and wild animals in temperature, subtropical and tropical regions. The natural cycle involves phlebotominae sandfly vectors transmitting the parasite to the vertebrate host. The insects influence the epidemiology of the disease by their geographical distribution in the seasons and the specific vectorial capacity. Human Leishmania infections are increasing every year in Sicily, which represent the region with the highest endemic level of the disease in Italy. Among different approaches employed for the diagnostic the parasites isolation remains the gold standard
