[Ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in Syria. 1. Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor (Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae) infestation of Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar (Rodentia-Gerbillidae)].
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.
Rioux
J A
JA
Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine, Montpellier.
Dereure
J
J
Khiami
A
A
Pratlong
F
F
Sirdar
K
K
Lambert
M
M
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
Ecoépidémiologie des leishmanioses en Syrie. 1--Infestation de Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar (Rodentia-Gerbillidae) par Leishmania major Yakimoff et Schokhor (Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae).