Human Visceral Leishmaniasis: a Serological Survey in Rural Areas of Dashti District of Bushehr Province, Southern Iran

<h2>Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease caused by the species of Leishmania donovani complex. Mediterranean type of the disease is endemic in some parts of Iran and more than 95% of cases were reported in children up to 12 years of age. This study was pe...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Gorgipoor, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Mohammad javad Abbaszadeh Afshar, Bahram Kazemi, Sasan Khazaei, Eznollah Azargashsb, Hooshang Khazan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Novelty in Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/13491