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SUBMITTER: Azizi K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3771217 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Azizi Kourosh K Badzohreh Abdollah A Sarkari Bahador B Fakoorziba Mohammad Reza MR Kalantari Mohsen M Moemenbellah-Fard Mohammad Djaefar MD Ali-Akbarpour Mohsen M
Iranian journal of medical sciences 20130601 2 Suppl
<h4>Background</h4>Geographical distribution of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) has continuously been extended in recent years in Iran. The Beiza District is one of the newly-emerged endemic foci of ZCL in southern Iran. The main aim of the present study was to detect the vector(s) of ZCL in this area.<h4>Methods</h4>To detect the fauna and vectors of ZCL in this district, sand flies were caught using sticky papers. Seventy randomly selected female sand flies out of 730 were molecularly i ...[more]