Molecular Identification of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Vectors in Alborz Province, North of Iran.

ABSTRACT: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Considering the increasing number of CL cases in recent years and the fact that no study has been conducted to identify CL fauna and vectors in Alborz province, this study was carried out to identify sand flies and CL vectors in this region. Sand flies were collected from August to October 2021 from plain and mountainous indoor and outdoor areas of the region using sticky paper traps and were detected morphologically. DNA was extracted from the midguts of female sand flies. In this study, 1157 sand flies were collected and identified. The number of sand flies caught from indoor and outdoor places was 367 (31.72%) and 790 (68.28%),

SUBMITTER: Nouroozi Kouh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787922 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature