Open AccessEpidemiological survey on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in southwestern Iran
Author(s) -
Arash Karimi,
Elham Jahanifard,
Mohammad Reza Abai,
Yavar Rassi,
Arshad Veysi,
Ahmad Ali HanafiBojd,
Mostafa Hosseini,
Zahra Saeidi,
Mahdieh Tavakoli,
Masoud Maleki,
Reza Jafari,
Abdul Rahman Hejazi,
Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi–Ershadi,
Amir Ahmad Akhavan
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 - 10.4103/0972-9062.310861
Subject(s) - cutaneous leishmaniasis , leishmania major , veterinary medicine , vector (molecular biology) , phlebotomus , epidemiology , leishmaniasis , parasitic disease , leishmania , rodent , biology , disease , traditional medicine , medicine , parasite hosting , immunology , pathology , ecology , biochemistry , world wide web , computer science , gene , recombinant dna
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is still a public health threat in many rural areas of Iran. It causes considerable morbidity among a huge number of people in the endemic areas. Khuzestan is considered as a CL focus in Iran and recently several cases have been reported from Shush County. The aim of the current study was to determine different aspects of CL epidemiology in this County.