Leishmania parasites can cause zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by circulating
between humans, rodents, and sandflies in Iran. In this study, published data were collected …

Sand fly research has a long history in Iran beginning with the work of Adler, Theodor and
Lourie in 1930 and followed by Mesghali's foundational taxonomic work on sand flies in …

Leishmaniasis has long been known as a significant public health challenge in many parts
of Iran. Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti are the vectors of Zoonotic Cutaneous …

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), caused by Leishmania major, is a common
zoonotic vector-borne disease in Iran. Close contact with infected reservoir hosts increases …

Many rodent species act as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in endemic
areas. In the present study a simple and reliable assay based on nested PCR was …

Abstract Background Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease, which
mainly affects poor communities. It is one of the major vector-borne disease and endemic in …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) continues to be an increasing public health problem in Iran.
Shiraz, a city in Fars Province in southwestern Iran, is one of the endemic foci of CL …

Pentavalent antimonial compounds have been the first line therapy for leishmaniasis;
unfortunately the rate of treatment failure of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is …

Background Leishmaniasis is one of the infectious parasitic diseases of highest incidence in
the world. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) has long been reported in Shiraz, Southern Iran …

Abstract Objective Leishmania RNA virus (LRV) is a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus
that circulates within many species of the Leishmania parasite. In this study, we aimed to …