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Molecular-Based Detection of Leishmania infantum in Human Blood Samples in a New Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Lorestan Province, Iran.

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The fatal form of leishmaniasis is visceral form (VL), found in some of the countries in the world. Visceral leishmaniasis has been reported sporadically from all provinces in Iran, including Lorestan. This study aimed to characterize parasite species in DAT positive and some of the DAT negative human blood samples of Delfan district, Lorestan Province, central Iran. METHODS: species. Some amplicons were sequenced, submitted to GenBank and analyzed by BLASTn. RESULTS: . CONCLUSION: , is going to be established in Delphan District, Lorestan Province. Further studies on vector and reservoirs are necessary for the region and other parts of Lorestan Province.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: Leila Masoori, Farnaz Kheirandish, Ali Haghighi, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Niloofar Taghipour, Latif Gachkar, Ali Chegeni-Sharafi, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri

Institutions: Shahid Beheshti University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Lorestan University

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W2804483425

FWCI: 2.334

Cites: 34

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10