a new epidemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | reports from the health center of yazd province of increasing cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) cases led us to carry out an epidemiological study using standard techniques in ardakan county, central iran, during 2001. | 2004 | 15323269 |
molecular characterization of leishmania spp. in reservoir hosts in endemic foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an expanding disease and a public health issue in iran. in the present study, rate of natural infection of rodent populations with leishmania was investigated in six endemic foci including 28 villages in golestan, esfahan, yazd, fars, khuzestan and ilam provinces. a total of 593 rodents were captured and identified as rhombomys opimus (n = 325), meriones libycus (n = 171), meriones persicus (n = 27), tatera indica (n = 37), nesokia indica (n = 12), rattu ... | 2013 | 23951928 |
molecular characterization of sandflies and leishmania detection in main vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in abarkouh district of yazd province, iran. | to assess molecular characterization, distribution, seasonal activities of sandfly species and leishmania parasites infecting them for this zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis focus. | 2013 | 23870468 |