Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Coumavec® and Zinc Phosphide in Controlling Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Hyperendemic Focus in Central Iran

• Main Authors: A Veysi (Author), H Vatandoost (Author), MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi (Author), MH Arandian (Author), R Jafari (Author), M Hosseini (Author), H abdoli (Author), Y Rassi (Author), K Heidari (Author), A Sadjadi (Author), R Fadaei (Author), J Ramazanpour (Author), K Aminian (Author), MR Shirzadi (Author), AA Akhavan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Zoonotic  cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is an increasing health problems in many rural areas of Iran. The aim of this study was to introduce a new alternative rodenticide to control the reservoirs of ZCL, its effect on the vector density and the incidence of the disease in hyperendemic f...