Journal:
:journal of biostatistics and epidemiology
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mohammadjavad abbaszadeh-afshar department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
mehdi mohebali department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health and center for research of endemic parasites of iran (crepi), tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
iraj sharifi school of medicine, leishmaniasis research centre and department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of
medicine, kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, iran
behnaz akhoundi department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
mohammadreza aflatoonian department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of medicine, kerman university of medical sciences, kerman, iran
mohammadsaleh bahreini department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran
b a c k g r o u n d & aim: visceral leishmaniasis (vl) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by the species of leishmania donovani complex. mediterranean type of disease is endemic in some parts of iran and more than 95% of seropositivity cases were reported in children up to 12 years of age. a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of vl in nomadic tribe’s pop...