Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sequence- Based Detection of Leishmania Infection of Sand Flies in Recently Emerged Endemic Focus of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Southern Iran

Background: Geographical distribution of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) has continuously been extended in recent years in Iran. The Beiza District is one of the newly-emerged endemic foci of ZCL in southern Iran. The main aim of the present study was to detect the vector(s) of ZCL in this ar...

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Main Authors: Kourosh Azizi, Abdollah Badzohreh, Bahador Sarkari, Mohammad Reza Fakoorziba, Mohsen Kalantari, Mohammad Djaefar Moemenbellah-Fard, Mohsen Ali-Akbarpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/294