Open AccessDNA-based detection of Leishmania and Crithidia species isolated from humans in cutaneous and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis from Shiraz and Kharameh, southern Iran
Author(s) -
Mohsen Kalantari,
Mohammad Hossein Motazedian,
Qasem Asgari,
Aboozar Soltani,
Iraj Mohammadpour,
Kourosh Azizi
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.4103/0972-9062.309518
Subject(s) - kinetoplast , leishmania tropica , leishmaniasis , crithidia , cutaneous leishmaniasis , leishmania , biology , leishmania infantum , crithidia fasciculata , leishmania major , veterinary medicine , visceral leishmaniasis , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , parasite hosting , medicine , protozoa , genetics , dna , computer science , world wide web
Leishmania major and L. tropica are the main pathogens of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in several rural and some urban regions of Iran, respectively. The aim of this study was to detect Leishmania species, and update the distribution data of these species in humans suspected to CL in two endemic foci in southern Iran.