Epidemiological Aspects of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Baft District, Kerman Province, Southeast of Iran

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) is an endemic disease in some areas of Iran. A cross- sectional study was conducted for sero-epidemiological survey of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Baft district from Kerman Province, southeast of Iran.Methods: Blood samples were collected from chi...

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Main Authors: H Mahmoudvand, M Mohebali, I Sharifi, H Keshavarz, H Hajjaran, B Akhoundi, S Jahan­bakhsh, M Zarean, A Javadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/17729.pdf