Open AccessModeling spatial distribution of Rhombomys opimus as the main reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northeastern Iran
Author(s) -
Aioub Sofizadeh,
AA Hanafi-Bojd,
HR Shoraka
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.256565
Subject(s) - environmental niche modelling , geography , ecological niche , veterinary medicine , cutaneous leishmaniasis , ecology , leishmaniasis , biology , medicine , habitat , immunology
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is among the most endemic zoonotic diseases in Golestan Province of Iran. The aim of this study was to find the high risk areas of this infection by considering the distribution of reservoirs and human infection.