Sand fly Surveillance within an emerging epidemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southeastern Iran

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-23

  Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Hakimiparizi, M ^a   Zahraei Ramazani, A R ^a   Abdoli, H ^a   Akhavan, A A ^a   Aghasi, M ^b   Arandian, M H ^a   Ranjbar, A A ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecology; Iran; Leishmania major; Phlebotomus papatasi; Sand fly

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957837491     PISSN: 17357179     EISSN: 20082517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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