Leishmania tropica: Another Etiological Agent of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran.

Background: Dogs have been previously reported to be reservoirs of Leishmania infantum as the etiological agent of human visceral leishmaniasis in Iran. We report a case of canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. tropica from the north- west of Iran where human visceral leishmaniasis is ende...

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Main Authors: H Hajjaran, M Mohebali, Z Zarei, GhH Edrissian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2140