Distribution, fauna and seasonal variation of sandflies, simultaneous detection of nuclear internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA gene of Leishmania major in Rhombomys opimus and Phlebotomus papatasi, in Natanz district in central part of Iran. | Zendy

Parviz Parvizi | Zendy; Mohammad Akhoundi | Zendy; Hanieh Mirzaei | Zendy

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Distribution, fauna and seasonal variation of sandflies, simultaneous detection of nuclear internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA gene of Leishmania major in Rhombomys opimus and Phlebotomus papatasi, in Natanz district in central part of Iran.

Author(s) -

Parviz Parvizi,

Mohammad Akhoundi,

Hanieh Mirzaei

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

pubmed

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519

H-Index - 31

ISSN - 2008-823X

DOI - 10.6091/ibj.1038.2012

Subject(s) - biology , sandfly , vector (molecular biology) , phlebotomus , leishmania major , leishmania , internal transcribed spacer , leishmaniasis , veterinary medicine , population , ribosomal rna , zoology , gene , genetics , parasite hosting , medicine , environmental health , world wide web , computer science , recombinant dna

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) due to Leishmania major is increasing in many parts of Iran. This disease originally is a disease found in gerbils. Leishmania parasites are transmitted by sandflies that live and breed in gerbil burrows. Nested PCR amplified Leishmania ITS1-5.8S rRNA gene in both main reservoir host "Rhombomys opimus" and in the "Phlebotomus papatasi" main vector of ZCL, in Iran. Population differentiation and seasonal variation of sandflies were analyzed at a microgeographical level in order to identify any isolation by distance, habitat or seasons.

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