Molecular Identification of Leishmania Parasites in Sand Flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of an Endemic Foci in Poldokhtar, Iran

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the most important public health problems in many developing countries. Sand flies, as vectors, transmit infectious forms of the parasite to the vertebrate hosts. Poldokhtar, South West of Iran, is one of the endemic foci of diseases with a little inform...

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Main Authors: Masoomeh Zivdari, Seyed Hossein Hejazi, Seyed Hossein Mirhendi, Reza Jafari, Hassan-Ali Rastegar, Seyed Mohammad Abtahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=124;epage=124;aulast=Zivdari