title: [Ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in Syria. 1. Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor (Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae) infestation of Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar (Rodentia-Gerbillidae)].
abstract: During an epidemiological survey of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in South-West Syria, Leishmania major zymodème MON-26 was isolated from a reservoir host, Psammomys obesus terraesanctae (Rodentia-Gerbillidae). The abundance of this rodent, its close contact with infected villages and the high prevalence of the infection (63,1%) indicate that this is the main reservoir host of oriental sore in the semi desert area of this country.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine, Montpellier.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rioux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dereure
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khiami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pratlong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sirdar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D007895:Leishmania tropica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013593:Syria / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Ecoépidémiologie des leishmanioses en Syrie. 1--Infestation de Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar (Rodentia-Gerbillidae) par Leishmania major Yakimoff et Schokhor (Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae).