Frequency of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Species Identification in Suspected Individuals from Golestan Province, Northern Iran in 2014

• Main Authors: Farideh HEZARI (Author), Maryam NIYYATI (Author), Seyyed Javad SEYYED TABAEI (Author), Mehdi MOHEBALI (Author), Vahideh MOIN VAZIRI (Author), Hamed BEHNIAFAR (Author), Eznolah AZARGASHB (Author), Niloofar TAGHIPOUR (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In recent years, incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis has increasing trend in Golestan Province, North of Iran. The aim of the present study was to identify the frequency of cutaneous leishmaniasis...