Feline visceral leishmaniasis in Kerman, southeast of Iran: Serological and molecular study

Background & objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal zoonotic disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries including Iran. Dogs constitute the main domestic reservoir for VL (kala-azar) in Iran but incidence of the disease in cats from Fars and East Azerbaijan provinces has led to p...

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Main Authors: Baharak Akhtardanesh, Iraj Sharifi, Ali Mohammadi, Mahshid Mostafavi, Mojdeh Hakimmipour, Neda Ghasemi Pourafshar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2017;volume=54;issue=1;spage=96;epage=102;aulast=Akhtardanesh