First report on natural promastigote infection of Phlebotomus caucasicus in a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in north west of Iran

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 70-72

  Mohebali, M ^a   Kaverizadeh, F ^a   Javadian, E ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Phlebotomus caucasicus; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908202590     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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