BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is increasingly reported among travellers. Leishmania species vary in sensitivity to available therapies. Fast and reliable molecular techniques have made species-directed treatment feasible. Many treatment trials have been designed poorly, thus developing evidence-based guidelines for species-directed treatment is difficult. Published guidelines on leishmaniasis in tra...

sergentomyia (sintonius) clydei (sinton) is for the first time recorded from the endemic localities of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sindh, punjab and n.w.f province (pakistan). in view of the published reports about the detection of encephalitis viruses from the species of the genus sergentomyia franca & theodor from the indian localities and their possible role in kala-azar transmission, the cor...

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic and vector-borne infectious disease that caused by the genus Leishmania belonging to trypanosomatid family. The protozoan parasite has digenetic life cycle involving mammalian host an insect vector. Leishmaniasisis worldwide public health problem falling under neglected tropical category, with over 90 endemic countries, approximately 1 million new cases 20,000 deaths...

background: leishmaniasis is endemic in iran. different species of leishmania (l.) parasites are causative agents of this disease. correct identification of leishmania species is important for clinical studies, prevention, and control of the diseases. mix up of leishmania isolates is possible in the laboratory, so there is need for verification of species for isolates of uncertain identity. dif...

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease cause by Leishmania genus. Anthroponotic and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis by mini-exon gene in five regions of Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran. METHODS From 2007 to 2008 in this cross-sectional study, cutaneous samples were collect...

background: there are nearly 1000 species of phlebotomine sand flies in 6 genera, of which only two, phlebotomus in the old world and lutzomyia in the new world are medically important. globally, leishmaniasis prevalent in 98 countries and affects estimated 12 million people with almost two million new cases per year. some rural areas of azarshahr district in east azarbaijan province have been ...

BACKGROUND Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is polymorphic disease that may show various clinical manifestations. OBJECTIVES This study investigates the determination of genetic variation within the species of Leishmania major isolates from new cases in Chabahar, a port city in Southeast Iran (situated at the Iran-Pakistan border). Migration in this region indicates that leishmaniasis i...

background: leishmaniasis is a group of diseases that are created by intracellular parasites of leishmania. cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered as one of the health problems in some provinces of iran. methods: in this study, a total of 178 giemsa-stained slides from confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were examined. the slides were prepared from the patients with cutaneous leishmaniasi...