Seroepidemiological study on canine visceral leishmaniasis in Meshkin-Shahr district, Ardabil province, northwest of Iran during 2006-2007

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Moshfe, A ^a,b   Mohebali, M ^a   Edrissian, Gh H ^a   Zarei, Z ^c   Akhoundi, B ^a   Kazemi, B ^d   Jamshidi, Sh ^a   Mahmoodi, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Meshkin Shahr Research Station   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Direct agglutination test; Iran; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249111951     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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