Visceral leishmaniasis among children in an endemic area of northwestern Iran between 2016 and 2017: An epidemiological study

Visceral leishmaniasis among children in an endemic area of northwestern Iran between 2016 and 2017: An epidemiological study

Objective: To clarify the epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in Kaleybar and Khoda-Afarin districts, north-west of Iran. Methods: A total of 1 420 human (children under 12 years) samples, 101 domestic dogs samples (Canis familiaris), and 577 female sand fly samples were collected. Ser...

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Main Authors: Hamed Behniafar, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri, Mehdi Mohebali, Seyyed Javad Seyyed Tabaei, Zabih Zarei, Elham Kazemirad, Behnaz Akhoundi, Mohammad Kazem Saharifi-Yazdi, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
human
domestic dog
seroprevalence
risk factor
phlebotomus
Online Access:http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2019;volume=12;issue=7;spage=306;epage=314;aulast=Behniafar

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