Characterization of Leishmania infection in rodents from endemic areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Between 1991-2000, Leishmania species were isolated and characterized by isoenzyme and molecular analysis from rodents caught in various parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In areas endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis, parasites were observed by direct microscopy in smears from 18.6% of 566 speci...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eastern Mediterranean health journal 2004-07, Vol.10 (4-5), p.591-599
Hauptverfasser:	Mohebali, M, Javadian, E, Yaghoobi-Ershadi, M R, Akhavan, A A, Hajjaran, H, Abaei, M R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Disease Vectors DNA, Protozoan - genetics Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data Gerbillinae Humans Iran - epidemiology Leishmania - classification Leishmania - genetics Leishmania - isolation & purification Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - parasitology Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - transmission Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - veterinary Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology Leishmaniasis, Visceral - parasitology Leishmaniasis, Visceral - transmission Leishmaniasis, Visceral - veterinary Liver - parasitology Population Surveillance Prevalence Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique Rodent Diseases - epidemiology Rodent Diseases - parasitology Rodent Diseases - transmission Spleen - parasitology Zoonoses - epidemiology Zoonoses - parasitology Zoonoses - transmission
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Zusammenfassung:	Between 1991-2000, Leishmania species were isolated and characterized by isoenzyme and molecular analysis from rodents caught in various parts of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In areas endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis, parasites were observed by direct microscopy in smears from 18.6% of 566 specimens. L. major was isolated from 4 species: Rhombomys opimus, Meriones libycus, Tatera indica and Mer. hurrianae. L. turanica was isolated from R. opimus for the first time in this country. In endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis, parasites were observed in liver and spleen from 13.7% of 504 rodents. Two species were positive on culture; promastigotes isolated from Mer. persicus were characterized as L. donovani zymodeme LON50 and from Mesocricetus auratus as L. infantum LON49.
ISSN:	1020-3397 1687-1634
DOI:	10.26719/2004.10.4-5.591