Karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of Isfahan Province, Iran

Karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of Isfahan Province, Iran

Background & objectives: Rodents belonging to Gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran. Regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of Leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytoge...

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Main Authors: L. Shirani Bidabadi, M.A. Nilforoushzadeh, A.A. Akhavan, H. Abdoli, A.H. Siadat, F. Jaffary, S.H. Hejazi, N. Shareghi, M. Ghanei, M. Arandian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Karyosystematic
Meriones persicus
Nesokia indica
reservoir host
zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/461052.pdf

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