Serological Survey and Associated Risk Factors of Visceral Leish-maniasis in Qom Province, Central Iran.

• Main Authors: Arash Rakhshanpour (Author), Mehdi Mohebali (Author), Behnaz Akhondi (Author), Mohammad Taghi Rahimi (Author), Mohammad Bagher Rokni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is considered as a parasitic disease caused by the species of Leishmania donovani complex which is intracellular parasites. This systemic disease is endemic in some parts of provinc-es of Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of VL i...