| a search for the rodent hosts of leishmania major in the larestan region of southern iran: demonstration of the parasite in tatera indica and gerbillus sp., by microscopy, culture and pcr. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania major occurs widely in iran, where several species of rodent serve as the parasite's 'reservoir' hosts. in an attempt to identify the rodent hosts in the larestan region, which lies in the fars province of southern iran (where the incidence of human cl has been rising), 32 rodents (20 tatera indica, eight meriones crassus, four gerbillus sp.) were caught and checked for leishmanial infection. using two detection methods (the microscopica ... | 2007 | 17524246 |
| first detection of leishmania major in rattus norvegicus from fars province, southern iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is an important health problem in iran and a great economic burden on the health resources. in southern iran (fars province), meriones libycus was reported as the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in arsanjan and marvdasht cities, and tatera indica and gerbillus spp. were the reservoirs reported in larestan and kharameh districts. because of an increase in human cutaneous leishmaniasis in fars province, this study was performed to identify the ro ... | 2010 | 20426685 |
| gerbillus nanus (rodentia: muridae): a new reservoir host of leishmania major. | gerbillus nanus blanford, 1875 known as baluchistan gerbil, is a granivorous solitary naked-footed species. no evidence of its natural infection with the protozoan parasite, leishmania, has so far been provided. cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a major public health problem in many parts of the world, including iran. the annual nationwide incidence of human cl due to leishmania major (clm) in endemic rural areas was above 18,000 cases in 2008. the detection of l. major in rodents is of fundamenta ... | 2011 | 22117852 |
| first detection of leishmania infantum dna in wild caught phlebotomus papatasi in endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, south of iran. | to identify the vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the endemic focus of farashband, fars province, south of iran. | 2013 | 24075350 |
| some epidemiological aspects of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a new focus, central iran. | following the epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in khatam county, yazd province, this study was carried out to determine vector, and animal reservoir host(s) and investigate the human infection during 2005-2006. four rural districts where the disease had higher prevalence were selected. sticky paper traps were used to collect sand flies during april to november, biweekly. meanwhile rodents were captured using sherman traps from august to november. households and primary schools were visited an ... | 2015 | 26483838 |
| simultaneous morphological and molecular characterization of tatera indica in southwestern iran. | interest in tatera indica rodent arises mostly because it is believed that this species is survived among four subspecies reported from iran, two of which exist in khuzestan province. in addition, it might has a role as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the transmission of leishmania major in some of the widespread asian foci including southwestern iran. | 2015 | 27047972 |
| molecular epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the focus of bushehr city, southwestern iran. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) represents the most frequent vector borne parasitoses in iran. the objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological features of cl including human infection and the reservoir host in the city of bushehr, bushehr province, iran during 2010-2011. | 2013 | 24409436 |
| ecological niche modeling of main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), caused by leishmania major, is a common zoonotic vector-borne disease in iran. close contact with infected reservoir hosts increases the probability of transmission of leishmania parasite infections to susceptible humans. four gerbil species (rodentia: gerbillidae) serve as the main reservoir hosts for zcl in different endemic foci of iran. these species include rhombomys opimus, meriones libycus, meriones hurrianae and tatera indica; while notable infecti ... | 2016 | 27150212 |
| molecular survey on detection of leishmania infection in rodent reservoirs in jahrom district, southern iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is endemic in many parts of iran. recently its incidence is considerable in different parts of jahrom district, in fars province, southern iran. the aims of our study were to investigate the prevalence of leishmania infection, and identify and characterize the leishmania species present, among the rodents by molecular methods in a new endemic focus of zcl, in an urban and rural area of the jahrom district, fars province, southern iran. | 2014 | 26114127 |
| the existence of only one haplotype of leishmania major in the main and potential reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis using different molecular markers in a focal area in iran. | leishmania major is the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), and great gerbils are the main reservoir hosts in iran. abarkouh in central iran is an emerging focal point for which the reservoir hosts of zcl are unclear. this research project was designed to detect any leishmania parasites in different wild rodent species. | 2014 | 25467262 |
| 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 detection of leishmania major kdna from wild rodents in a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an oriental region of iran. | human cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most challenging public health issues in many tropical and subtropical countries of the world, including iran. more than half (54%) of the new zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) cases among the eastern mediterranean countries were reported from iran in 2008. the detection of leishmania parasites in rodents is essential to incriminate them as probable reservoir hosts of zcl infection. as a result of the annual detection of about 200-250 clinical zcl ... | 2012 | 22651390 |