First Report of Natural Infection of Phlebotomus mongolensis to Leishmania major and Leishmania turanica in the Endemic Foci of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

First Report of Natural Infection of Phlebotomus mongolensis to Leishmania major and Leishmania turanica in the Endemic Foci of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

Background: The primary aim of this study is to determine infection to Leishmania parasites in the wild population of Phlebotomus caucasicus and Phlebotomus mongolensis using molecular methods in some important zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis foci in Iran. Methods: Sand flies were collected fro...

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Main Authors: Azad Absavaran, Mehdi Mohebali, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani, Amir Ahmad Akhavan, Sayena Rafizadeh, Amirhossein Rassi, Alireza Barmaki, Yavar Rassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-02-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Phlebotomus caucasicus
Phlebotomus mongolensis
L. major and L. turanica
Iran
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1465

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