Investigation of Visceral Leishmaniasis among 192 Dog Carcasses Killed by Road Accidents in Khorasan Razavi, North-eastern Iran during 2014-2016
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), so-called Kala-azar is a life threating parasitic infectious disease caused by Leishmania spp. L. infantum is the main causative agent for Mediterranean form of Kala-azar which is endemic in northeastern Iran. This study attempted to investigate existence of...
Main Authors: | Elham MOGHADDAS, Abdolmajid FATA, Mehdi ZAREAN, Majid DERAKHSHANI, Mahdi FAKHAR, Seyed Aliakbar SHAMSIAN |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2018-11-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/15164 |
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