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Leishmania tropica: Another Etiological Agent of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iran.
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نویسنده
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Hajjaran H. ,Mohebal M. ,Zarei Z. ,Edrissian Gh. H.
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منبع
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iranian journal of public health - 2007 - دوره : 36 - شماره : 1 - صفحه:85 -88
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چکیده
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Background: dogs have been previously reported to be reservoirs of leishmania infantum as the etiological agent ofhuman visceral leishmaniasis in iran. we report a case of canine visceral leishmaniasis (vl) caused by l. tropica fromthe north- west of iran where human visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. methods: the canine vl was initially screenedby dipstick rk39 and direct agglutination test, then the dog was 9issected and obtained samples were examined by para- ·sitologic al (direct exam, cultivation) and molecular techniques (rapd-pcr and rflp-pcr). results: leishmania parasiteswere found in spleen and liver of the dog. the serological tests for the detection of specific anti-leishmania antibodiesshowed positive results. conclusion: l. tropica as another agent of canine vl was determined.
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کلیدواژه
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Canine visceral leishmaniasis ,Molecular methods ,L.tropica ,Iran
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آدرس
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tehran university of medical sciences tums, Sch ool of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Dept ofMedical Parasitology and Mycology, ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, Sch ool of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, ایران, Center for Research and Training of Meshkin- Shahr, ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, Sch ool of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, ایران
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پست الکترونیکی
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mmohebali@hotmail.com
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