Identification of Leishmania Species Isolated from Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Mehran, Western Iran Using Nested PCR

Background: The incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the city of Mehran has risen sharply in recent years because the city borders Iraq, which has allowed entrance of different Leishmania strains. These strains have different shapes, periods of disease, and healing of lesions. The present study i...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein FEIZ HADDAD, Ezatollah GHASEMI, Sharif MARAGHI, Mehdi TAVALA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/811