Prevalence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Rostamian, H Bashiri, V Yousefinejad… - … and infectious diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Detection and phylogenetic analysis of kinetoplast DNA of Leishmania infantum infected humans, domestic dogs and sandflies in Northwest Iran

H Behniafar, N Taghipour, A Spotin, Z Zare… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Leishmaniasis refers to a disease with a wide range of manifestations; and there are three
main forms of disease, cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral. Leishmaniasis is one of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular detection of Leishmania DNA in wild-caught sand flies, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia spp. in northern Iran

SH Nikookar, MR Akbari, MA Oshaghi… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is currently considered a major health problem in Iran, posing an increasing
threat to society's development in various dimensions. This study aimed to detect …

Predicting the number of visceral leishmaniasis cases in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China using the ARIMA-EGARCH model

H Li, R Zheng, Q Zheng, W Jiang, X Zhang… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To forecast the visceral leishmaniasis cases using autoregress integrated moving
average (ARIMA) and hybrid ARIMA-EGARCH model, which offers a scientific basis to …

Molecular and serological evaluation of visceral leishmaniasis in domestic dogs and cats in Maragheh County, north‐west of Iran, 2018–2021

A Soleimani, M Mohebali, S Gholizadeh… - Veterinary medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania infantum, of which
dogs are the main reservoir. VL is endemic in the Middle East, also in some parts of Iran …

[HTML][HTML] Sergentomyia species identification and their screening for possible infection to Leishmania spp. in Kaleybar, East-Azerbaijan province, Iran

F Firouzjaie, VM Vaziri… - Veterinary Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leishmaniasis is a protozoal and vector-borne disease. World health organization has
considered the disease as a neglected tropical disease. Phlebotomus and Lutzumyia …

Arginase/nitric oxide modifications using live non-pathogenic Leishmania tarentolae as an effective delivery system inside the mammalian macrophages

A Badirzadeh, H Montakhab-Yeganeh… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2021 - Springer
Recombinant live delivery system based on chemokine IFN-γ-inducible protein-10 kDa
(CXCL 10 or IP-10), as a suitable immunotherapy tool, have been used for the treatment of …

Molecular Detection of Leishmania in Wild Caught Sand Flies of Larroussius Subgenus in Iran: Combined Use of Internal and External Morphological Characters as …

VM Vaziri, H Behniafar, A Spotin, A Absavarand… - Acta Parasitologica, 2023 - Springer
Objective Phlebotomine sand flies are the primary vectors of leishmaniasis; visceral form of
disease is transmitted mainly by species belonging to Larroussius and Adlerius subgenus …

Seroepidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis among free-roaming dogs and children in Zahedan city, southeast of Iran, 2018–2020

B Akhtardanesh, M Mostafavi, J Khedri, A Fakhri… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is an endemic zoonotic
disease in Iran. Domestic dogs are the primary reservoir host and source of VL infection. The …

[PDF][PDF] Human Visceral Leishmaniasis: active case detection

S West - Iran J Parasitol: Vol, 2023 - sid.ir
Available at: http://ijpa. tums. ac. ir 288 lence than HVL can be explained. Moreover, while
hygiene and living circumstances, factors contributing to HVL seroprevalence, are getting …