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MONTHLY VARIATION O F LEISHMANIA MAJOR MON-26 INFECTION RATES IN PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI (DIPTRA : PSYCHODIDAE) FROM RODENT BURROWS IN BADROOD AREA OF IRAN
Mr Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Aa Akhavan, M Mohebali,
Volume 15, Issue 3 (11-2001)
Abstract
Following an epidemiological survey of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis (ZCL) in some villages of Badrood, a rural district north of the city of Natanz, central Iran, Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus ) papatasi Scopoli were found to be naturally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) major zymodeme MON-26. Sandflies were collected and dissected biweekly from rodent burrows during sandfly season, April- October 1998. Leptomonad infection rates varied between 6.7-22.0% during sandfly season, being greatest in September, coinciding with peak activity of P papatasi, 2-3 months before the highest incidence of ZCL human cases in November-December. Leptomonad infection rate was 1.1 % in 94 P papatasi indoors.
IDENTIFICATION OF LEISHMANIA SPECIES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF IRAN USING A RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA IN HUMANS, ANIMAL RESERVOIRS AND VECTORS
M Mohebali, Mh Motazedian, F Parsa, H Hajjaran, Mr Yaghoobi-Ershadi,
Volume 15, Issue 4 (2-2002)
Abstract
In this study, we used Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) for identification of 17 isolates of Leishmania from the skin and reticuloendothelial system of humans, animal reservoirs (rodent and dog) and sandflies in various parts of Iran in the last decade. Fifteen species have been confirmed by isoenzyme characterization by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. In this study, strong confirmation has been observed between random amplified polymorphic DNA with isoenzyme characterization.
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