High density of Leishmania major and rarity of other mammals' Leishmania in zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis foci, Iran

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 355-363

  Bordbar, Ali ^a   Parvizi, Parviz ^a  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Leishmania major; Leishmania turanica; Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TURANICA; ZOONOTIC CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PSYCHODIDAE; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84893718002     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12258     Document Type: Article

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