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

Background: The aim of present study was to evaluate antileishmanial effects of Lavandula
angustifolia (L. angustifolia) and Rosmarinus officinalis (R. officinalis) medicinal plants …

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in northwestern Iran. Real-time PCR,
conventional PCR, and the direct agglutination test (DAT) were used to diagnose …

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 …

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis is one of the most important vector borne diseases in
the world, transmitted by sand flies. Despite efforts to prevent the spread of the disease …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in Northwest and southern Iran. Reports of
cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Northwest areas are rare, and its etiological agents are …

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out using local hospital records of VL patients
from 2001 through 2009. Data such as age, gender, place of residence, clinical signs and …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) serosurvey was carried out on 49 HIV/AIDS patients among 500
asymptomatic HIV/infected patients who registered in the Khorasan Razavi Province during …