title: Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: B. Khorassan Part V: Report on a focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Esferayen.
abstract: During August and September 1975, an epidemiological investigation was carried out in another focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khorassan province namely the Esferayen district located in the north western part of this province. The disease in Esferayen area is of zoonotic type having Rhombomys opimus as reservoir and P. papatasi as vector.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007492:Iran; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses