"Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"

"Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"

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This study was carried out in Arsanjan county Fars province, a new focus of ZCL, during 1999-2000. Totally fifty nine Meriones libycus captured by live traps and four out of them (6.8%) were naturally infected with parasites. Parasites were cultured in monophasic medium RPMI 1640 and isolated promas...

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Main Authors: Y Rassi, M Jalali, E Javadian, MH Moatazedian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2001-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Meriones Libycus
Fars
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/342.pdf&manuscript_id=342
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spelling doaj-0d65d1e415864290a64cc5bd227ce8fa2020-12-02T03:48:16ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852001-09-01303-4143144"Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"Y RassiM JalaliE JavadianMH MoatazedianThis study was carried out in Arsanjan county Fars province, a new focus of ZCL, during 1999-2000. Totally fifty nine Meriones libycus captured by live traps and four out of them (6.8%) were naturally infected with parasites. Parasites were cultured in monophasic medium RPMI 1640 and isolated promastigotes were identified using RAPD-PCR test in Medical Parasitology Unit of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The results showed that parasites were L. major, so, Meriones libycus was known the principal reservoir of ZCL in the rural region of Arsanjan. Rhombomys opimus and Tatera indica were absent in the study areas.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/342.pdf&manuscript_id=342Meriones LibycusFars
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author Y Rassi
M Jalali
E Javadian
MH Moatazedian
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M Jalali
E Javadian
MH Moatazedian
"Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Meriones Libycus
Fars
author_facet Y Rassi
M Jalali
E Javadian
MH Moatazedian
author_sort Y Rassi
title "Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
title_short "Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
title_full "Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
title_fullStr "Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
title_full_unstemmed "Confirmation of Meriones libycus (Rodentia; Gerbillidae) as the Main Reservoir Host of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Arsanjan, Fars Province, South of Iran (1999-2000)"
title_sort "confirmation of meriones libycus (rodentia; gerbillidae) as the main reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in arsanjan, fars province, south of iran (1999-2000)"
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
publishDate 2001-09-01
description This study was carried out in Arsanjan county Fars province, a new focus of ZCL, during 1999-2000. Totally fifty nine Meriones libycus captured by live traps and four out of them (6.8%) were naturally infected with parasites. Parasites were cultured in monophasic medium RPMI 1640 and isolated promastigotes were identified using RAPD-PCR test in Medical Parasitology Unit of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The results showed that parasites were L. major, so, Meriones libycus was known the principal reservoir of ZCL in the rural region of Arsanjan. Rhombomys opimus and Tatera indica were absent in the study areas.
topic Meriones Libycus
Fars
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/342.pdf&manuscript_id=342
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