| molecular detection of leishmania infection due to leishmania major and leishmania turanica in the vectors and reservoir host in iran. | an epidemiological study was carried out on the vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural areas of damghan district, semnan province, central iran, during 2008-2009. totally, 6110 sand flies were collected using sticky papers and were subjected to molecular methods for detection of leishmania parasite. phlebotomus papatasi scopoli was the common species in outdoor and indoor resting places. polymerase chain reaction technique showed that 24 out of 218 p. papatasi (11%) and 4 out ... | 2011 | 20575646 |