Molecular Identification of Leishmania Species in Phlebotomus alexandri (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Western Iran

• Main Authors: Abdollah Naghian (Author), Mohammad Ali Oshaghi (Author), Vahideh Moein-Vaziri (Author), Yavar Rassi (Author), Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat (Author), Ehsan Mostafavi (Author), Arshad Veysi (Author), Hassan Soleimani (Author), Hossein Dehghan (Author), Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani (Author), Hossein Mirhendi (Author), Mohammad Hassan Amini (Author), Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi (Author), Amir Ahmad Akhavan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are common in some areas of Iran and consider as health problems. Phlebotomus alexandri has been incriminated as a suspected vector for the both form of leishmaniasis. Methods: This study was carried out in 4 western provinces of Iran. Sand flies were...