Leishmania spp Infection in Patients and Great Gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in a High-Risk Focus of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Iran: a Microscopic and Molecular Survey
The identical sequences of <i>L. major</i> in both human patients and rodents indicate that the great gerbils are the main reservoirs of <i>L. major</i> in Varzaneh City. The presence of <i>L. turanica</i> in patients would be of interest to carry out further studies to determine the role of this species in the persistence, signs, and treatment of ZCL in humans.
Authors
- Nilofar Shareghi
- Mahboubeh Fatemi
- Narges Marvi-Moghadam
- Arshad Veysi
- Ali Khamesipour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-9337)
- Maryam Ghanei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9225-0554)
- Javad Ramazanpoor
- Kurosh Aminian
- Mohammad Ali Oshaghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-0364)
- Reza Jafari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2144-8333)
- Amir Ahmad Akhavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-6054)
- Mehdi Mohebali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4164-9514)
- Ali Salehi
- Yavar Rassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5344-2158)
- Mohammad Hossein Arandian
- Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani
- N Jalalizand
- Hamid Abdoli
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of arthropod-borne diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/jad.v18i3.18576
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services