First Report of Natural Infection of Phlebotomus mongolensis to Leishmania major and Leishmania turanica in the Endemic Foci of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

• Main Authors: Azad Absavaran (Author), Mehdi Mohebali (Author), Vahideh Moin-Vaziri (Author), Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani (Author), Amir Ahmad Akhavan (Author), Sayena Rafizadeh (Author), Amirhossein Rassi (Author), Alireza Barmaki (Author), Yavar Rassi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The primary aim of this study is to determine infection to Leishmania parasites in the wild population of Phlebotomus caucasicus and Phlebotomus mongolensis using molecular methods in some important zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis foci in Iran. Methods: Sand flies were collected from ac...