Molecular detection of Leishmania infection due to Leishmania major and Leishmania turanica in the vectors and reservoir host in Iran

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-150

  Rassi, Yavar ^a   Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Azani, Sadegh Mohammadi ^a   Abaie, Mohammad Reza ^a   Rafizadeh, Sina ^b   Mohebai, Mehdi ^a   Mohtarami, Fatemeh ^a   Zeinali, Mohammad Kazem ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c Healh Center of Damghan   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Iran; Leishmania major; Leishmania turanica; Reservoir; Vector

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BUNYAVIRUS; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; HOST; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TURANICA; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHLEBOTOMUS CAUCASICUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; RURAL AREA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHLEBOTOMUS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RODENTIA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TURANICA; MERIONES LIBYCUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS CAUCASICUS; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; RHOMBOMYS OPIMUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79551596785     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0167     Document Type: Article

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