NATURAL PROMASTIGOTE INFECTION OF SAND-FLIES AND ITS FIRST OCCURRENCE IN SERGENTOMYIA DENTATA IN ARDABIL PROVINCE, NORTH WEST OF IRAN

Visceral leishmanisasis is endemic and zoonotic in several foci in Ardabil province, North West of Iran. The main objective of this study was to determine the natural promastigote infection of sand-flies in active seasons, during 1991-1995. Sand-flies were caught by sticky traps, aspirator and CDC l...

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Main Authors: Y.Rassi, E. Javadian, A. Nadim, Gh. Tahvildar-Bidruni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1997-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/858.pdf&manuscript_id=858