| arginase activity of leishmania isolated from patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is one of the most important vector-borne parasitic diseases, highly endemic in iran, and its prevalence is increasing all over the country. arginase (arg) activity in isolated leishmania parasites from cl patients is yet to be explored. this study aimed to compare the arg activity of isolated leishmania promastigotes from cl patients with a standard strain of leishmania major and its influences on the disease pathogenesis. we recruited 16 confirmed cl patients from ... | 2017 | 28731592 |
| a newly emerged cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in central iran. | this study was performed to evaluate the epidemiological status of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in the most important endemic foci of qom province, central iran. the city of qom is the largest center for shi'a scholarship in the world and is a significant pilgrimage destination. | 2013 | 24011629 |
| risk mapping and situational analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of central iran: a gis-based survey. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is among the top 10 infectious disease priorities in the world, and the leading cause of morbidity in iran. the present study was conducted to assess the risk of cl, and to determine some epidemiological features of the disease in endemic areas of qom province in central iran during 2009 to 2013. | 2016 | 27574805 |
| phlebotomus papatasi and meriones libycus as the vector and reservoir host of cutaneous leishmaniasis in qomrood district, qom province, central iran. | to determine the sand flies species responsible for most transmission of leishmania major (l. major) to human, as well as to determine the main reservoir hosts of the disease. | 2011 | 21771429 |