Journal:
:journal of arthropod-borne diseases
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m sharifdini department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
m mohebali department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
h keshavarz department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
m hosseininejad department of veterinary parasitology, faculty of veterinary medicine and research institute of
zoonotic diseases, university of shahrekord, shahrekord, iran
h hajjaran department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
b akhoundi department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, tehran university of
medical sciences, tehran, iran
background: mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis (mvl) is an infectious disease that affects both human and animals. domestic dogs ( canis familiaris ) are principal reservoir hosts of mvl caused by leishmania infantum . dogs are definitive hosts for neospora caninum and a risk factor for infecting intermediate hosts. the immunosuppression caused by visceral leishmaniasis (vl) can promote the ...
