Background Rodents are reservoirs and hosts for several zoonotic diseases such as plague,
leptospirosis, and leishmaniasis. Rapid development of industry and agriculture, as well as …

Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major are both the main cause of anthroponotic (ACL)
and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), respectively, in the Old World. Leishmania …

Abstract Introduction Cutaneous Leshmaniasis (CL), a parasitic skin infection caused by
Leishmania species, is endemic in some regions of Iran. In this study, the effect of location …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar, the most severe form of the disease, is endemic in
more than eighty countries across the world. To date, there is no approved vaccine against …

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is an endemic parasitic disease and remains as a major health
concern in southwestern Iran. The current study describes clinico-hematological …

Background Outbreaks of infectious diseases are the major concern after flooding. Flood
makes people displacement which would be more complicated with inadequate sanitation …

Leishmania infantum is the main cause of human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL; also known
as kala-azar) in the Middle East and may be fatal if left untreated. This disease was first …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important parasitic disease which is endemic in different
parts of Iran; and domestic and wild canines are principal reservoir hosts of the disease. The …

Visceral leishmaniasis is considered an endemic zoonosis in some parts of Iran and dogs
are main reservoirs, which play role in the transmission cycle of human leishmaniasis. This …

Background Direct agglutination test (DAT) as a simple, accurate and reliable method, has
been widely used for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) during the last three …