The present status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a recently emerged focus in South-west of kerman province, iran.

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Mahshid Mostafavi¹  Abbas Aghaei Afshar¹  Eshagh Dortaj¹  Iraj Sharifi¹  Ahmad Khosravi² 

[1] ;Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.;

关键词: Cutaneous leishmaniasis;    Epidemiology;    Iran;    Leishmania major;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) disease and identification of the causative agent by nested-PCR for current control strategy.This study was carried out as descriptive house-to-house visits in Orzoieh district in Kerman Province, south-east Iran, during 2011-2012. A questionnaire was completed for each individual consisting of demographic and clinical data. Suspected individuals were examined by direct smear microscopy and subsequent identification by nested-PCR. X(2) -test was used for any significance (P

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