Meriones libycus and Rhombomys opimus (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) are the main reservoir hosts in a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 503-504

  Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Akhavan, A A ^a   Mohebali, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Leishmania major; Leishmaniasis; Reservoir hosts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; NONHUMAN; RODENT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

GERBILLINAE; HEMIECHINUS; HEMIECHINUS AURITIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MERIONES LIBYCUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; RHOMBOMYS OPIMUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0029861798     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90295-3     Document Type: Article

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