CONFIRMATION OF TATERA INDICA (RODENTIA: GERBILLDAE) AS THE MAIN RESERVOIR HOST OF ZOONOTIC CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS IN THE WEST OF IRAN

During our study (summer of 1994) twenty two Tatera indica were collected and two out of them (9.09%) were naturally infected with amastigote. Parasites were cultured in NNN+LIT medium and isolated promastigotes were sent to the Medical University of Montpellier in France for identification. The res...

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Main Authors: E. Javadian, M. Dehestani, A. Nadim, Y. Rassi, Gh. Tahvildar-bidruni, M.A. Seyedi-Rashti, A. Shadmehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1998-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1784