Epidemiological survey on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in southwestern Iran

CONCLUSION: Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to L. major prevailed in this area. The common and the main vector was Ph. papatasi and, T. indica seems to be the main while N. indica as a secondary reservoir host of the disease in this area.PMID:34290156 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.310861

Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - July 22, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ameneh Karimi Elham Jahanifard Mohammad Reza Abai Yavar Rassi Arshad Veysi Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd Mostafa Hosseini Zahra Saeidi Mahdieh Tavakoli Mehdi Maleki Reza Jafari Abdul Rahman Hejazi Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi Amir Ahmad Akhavan Source Type: research