title: Meriones libycus is the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in south Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: A study was made in rural regions around Neiriz city, Fars province in the south of the Islamic Republic of Iran during 2002-03 to further investigate a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Meriones libycus was the dominant rodent (100% of 65 rodents collected) and 4.6% were naturally infected with the amastigote form of Leishmania spp. Promasigotes were identified as L. major. This confirms M. libycus as the main reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in southern parts of the country.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. y_rassi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rassi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Javadian
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafizadeh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vatandoost
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motazedian
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan