Molecular-Based Detection of Leishmania infantum in Human Blood Samples in a New Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Lorestan Province, Iran

Molecular-Based Detection of Leishmania infantum in Human Blood Samples in a New Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Lorestan Province, Iran

Background: The fatal form of leishmaniasis is visceral form (VL), found in some of the countries in the world. Visceral leishmaniasis has been reported sporadically from all provinces in Iran, including Lorestan. This study aimed to characterize parasite species in DAT positive and some of the DAT...

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Main Authors: Leila Masoori, Farnaz Kheirandish, Ali Haghighi, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Niloofar Taghipour, Latif Gachkar, Ali Chegeni-Sharafi, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Leishmania infantum
kDNA
ITS1
Iran
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/820

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