A new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Isfahan Province, Central Iran
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Karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of Isfahan Province, Iran.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Rodents belonging to Gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran. Regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of Leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytogenetic and molecular methods seems to be essential. The karyotype study of these species, captured from a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2222-1808
DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)60857-x