Leishmania major MON-26 isolated from naturally infected Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Isfahan Province, Iran

In a survey of leishmani infections in phlebotomine sandflies in one of the most important focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) at Borkhar, a rural district north of the city of Isfahan, central Iran, Phlebotomus (phelebotomus) papatasi Scopoli from gerbil and jird burrows were naturally...

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Published in:Acta tropica 1995-08, Vol.59 (4), p.279-282
Main Authors: Yaghoobi-Ershadi, M.R., Javadian, E., Tahvildare-Bidruni, G.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gerbillinae
Iran
Isoenzymes - analysis
Leishmania major
Leishmania major - enzymology
Leishmania major - isolation & purification
Leishmania major - pathogenicity
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Phlebotomus - parasitology
Phlebotomus papatasi
Sandfly
Tropical medicine
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:In a survey of leishmani infections in phlebotomine sandflies in one of the most important focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) at Borkhar, a rural district north of the city of Isfahan, central Iran, Phlebotomus (phelebotomus) papatasi Scopoli from gerbil and jird burrows were naturally infected with Leishmania major zymodeme MON-26. This if the first isolation and characterization of L. major from P. papatasi in Iran, from an area where human and rodent infections with L. major have been present for a very long time.
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/0001-706X(95)92834-3