Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a border area at south-east of Iran: An epidemiological survey

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Fazaeli, Asghar ^a,b   Fouladi, B ^c   Sharifi, I ^d  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ZABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Iran; Leishmania major; New focus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPLICON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349093583     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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