Disseminated leishmaniasis caused by leishmania tropica in a puppy from karaj, central Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Mohebali, M ^a   Malmasi, A ^b   Hajjaran, H ^a   Jamshidi, S ^b   Akhoundi, B ^a   Rezaei, M ^b   Janitabar, S ^b   Zarei, H ^b   Charehdar, S ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disseminated leishmaniasis; Dog; Iran; Leishmania tropica

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; IRAN; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMASTIGOTE; PUPPY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN TEST; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 79959426475     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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