本文报告了自1965～1972年间在巴拿马森林中对野生哺乳动物自然感染皮肤利什曼病的调查结果。其中,约有85%的野生动物捕自巴拿马中部,仅有15%和不到1%的野生动物分别捕于东部和西部。通过皮肤涂片及培养等方法共检查野生动物2,947只,感染利什曼原虫者192只(6.5%)。阳性动物隶于5目13属下的13种野生动物。由各种动物中分离的利什曼原虫经接种金色地鼠后,根据原虫生物学、对地鼠的感染力以及所 This paper reports the findings of natural leishmaniasis in wild mammals in the Panama Forest from 1965 to 1972. Of these, about 85% of wild animals are caught in central Panama and only 15% and less than 1% of wild animals catch the eastern and western parts, respectively. A total of 2,947 wild animals were examined by skin smear and culture, 192 of which (6.5%) were infected with Leishmania. The mascot belongs to 13 species of wildlife under 5 orders and 13 orders. Leishmania isolates from various animals, after being vaccinated with golden hamsters, are classified according to protozoan biology, infectivity to hamsters,