Molecular Detection of Leishmania spp. in Skin and Blood of Stray Dogs from Endemic Areas of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia

Background: Dogs can act as reservoirs of canine leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania species. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis using a PCR technique among stray dogs living in three provinces of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Al-Ahsa Oasis and Al-Qaseem, where...

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Main Authors: Abdullah D. ALANAZI, Robert PUSCHENDORF, Mohamed S. ALYOUSIF, Mohamed S. Al-KHALIFA, Samir A. ALHARBI, Zafer S. AL-SHEHRI, Ashraf E. SAID, Ibrahim O. ALANAZI, Hamdan I. AL-MOHAMMED, Yasser A. ALRAEY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/2094