Emerging Epidemics of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran: Operational Aspects, Management and Implemented Control Approaches

• Main Authors: Iraj Sharifi (Author), Mohammad Reza Aflatoonian (Author), Zahra Babaei (Author), Fatemeh Sharifi (Author), Alireza Keyhani (Author), Ehsan Salarkia (Author), Ahmad Khosravi (Author), Ali Khamesipour (Author), Mehdi Mohebali (Author), Abolhassan Nadim (Author), Mehdi Bamorovat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Iran could be considered as an emerging disease that is rapidly increasing and expanding its traditional geographical range to new foci. Sixteen registered emerging epidemics have occurred since 1998 in different provinces. Various risk factors, including agricultural...