Rodent-borne diseases and their public health importance in Iran

MH Rabiee, A Mahmoudi, R Siahsarvie… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Sabzevari, SH Teshnizi, A Shokri, F Bahrami… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cutaneous leishmaniasis as a public health concern that attracts many attentions in
endemic area. There is no exact estimation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of Leishmania donovani and L. tropica in Ethiopian wild rodents

A Kassahun, J Sadlova, V Dvorak, T Kostalova… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Human visceral (VL, also known as Kala-azar) and cutaneous (CL) leishmaniasis are
important infectious diseases affecting countries in East Africa that remain endemic in …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: A review of epidemiological aspects, with emphasis on molecular findings

Z Nasiri, M Kalantari, J Mohammadi, S Daliri… - Parasite, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leishmania parasites can cause zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by circulating
between humans, rodents, and sandflies in Iran. In this study, published data were collected …

Protozoan parasites of rodents and their zoonotic significance in Boyer‐Ahmad District, Southwestern Iran

Z Seifollahi, B Sarkari, MH Motazedian… - Veterinary medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Backgrounds. Wild rodents are reservoirs of various zoonotic diseases, such as
toxoplasmosis, babesiosis, and leishmaniasis. The current study aimed to assess the …

Climate and environmental factors affecting the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Isfahan, Iran

R Ramezankhani, N Sajjadi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne human disease caused by Leishmania, a
parasite transmitted by sand flies. CL is endemic in the Isfahan Province, Iran. This study …

Leishmania in synanthropic rodents (Rattus rattus): new evidence for the urbanization of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis

ET Caldart, RL Freire, FP Ferreira… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to detect parasites from Leishmania genus, to determine the prevalence of
anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies, to identify circulating species of the parasite, and to …

Environmental risk factors for the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Iran: A GIS-based approach

R Ramezankhani, A Hosseini, N Sajjadi… - Spatial and spatio …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was designed to determine the environmental factors associated with
cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Isfahan Province, using spatial analysis. Methods Data of …

Prevalence of Leishmania species in rodents: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Iran

M Foroutan, S Khademvatan, H Majidiani, H Khalkhali… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis are diverse group of diseases caused by numerous species of genus
Leishmania. Herein we have contrived a systematic review and meta-analysis on the …

Leishmaniosis in Rodents Caused by Leishmania infantum: A Review of Studies in the Mediterranean Area

MM Alcover, MC Riera, R Fisa - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniosis infection begins when a phlebotomine sand fly vector inoculates pathogenic
protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania into a mammalian host. In the case of …