The isolation of Leishmania major from Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) caucasicus, in Isfahan province, Islamic Republic of Iran.
As part of a general survey of leishmaniasis and sandflies in the focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) at Borkhar, a rural district north of the city of Isfahan, central Iran, Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) caucasicus Marzinowsky from gerbil and jird burrows were found naturally infected with Leishmania major, zymodeme MON-26 (= LON-1). This is the first characterized isolate of L. major from a sandfly vector in Iran.
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Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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D000818:Animals; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007492:Iran; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000469:parasitology*