Study on Ectoparasites of Rhombomys opimus, the Main Reservoir of Zoonotic Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Endemic Foci in Iran

• Main Authors: L Tajedin (Author), Y Rassi (Author), MA Oshaghi (Author), Z Telmadarraiy (Author), AA Akhavan (Author), MR Abai (Author), MH Arandian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ectoparasites of mammalian hosts play an important role for transmission of diseases from the host res­ervoirs to human. The aim of this study was to determine the species composition and infestation parameters for para­sitic arthropods associated with Rhombomys opimus. Methods: Ectopara...