Molecular Identification and Intra-species Variations among Leishmania infantum Isolated from Human and Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran

Background: In Iran, both forms of cutaneous (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been re-ported; so the accurate species identification of the parasite(s) and the analysis of genetic diversity are necessary. Methods: The investigation was conducted from 2014 to 2015 in the northwest and sou...

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Main Authors: Abdolhossein DALIMI, Anita MOHAMMADIHA, Mehdi MOHEBALI, Asad MIRZAEI, Mohammadreza MAHMOUDI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1571