The Seminested PCR Based Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Asymptomatic Dogs in a New Endemic Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran

• Main Authors: Y Rassi (Author), K Azizi (Author), MH Motazedian (Author), E Javadian (Author), S Rafizadeh (Author), M Fakhar (Author), GR Hatam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) is a serious health problem in some northern and south western parts of Iran. The incidence of kala-azar caused by Leishmania infantum has recently increased in Nourabad-Mamassani district of Fars Province, in the south of the country. This study was designed to de...