Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is an important infectious disease which is caused by an intracellular protozoan belonged to Leishmania donovani complex. Leishmania infantum is the main agent of VL in Mediterranean regions such as Iran and Leishmania tropica is second etiological agent as w...

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Autores principales:	M Fakhar, B Rahmati
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Publicado:	Babol University of Medical Sciences 2011
Materias:	visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar epidemiology reemerging neglected disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d53be8cc92844befaee50dcd668728a52021-11-10T08:56:27ZVisceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran1561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/d53be8cc92844befaee50dcd668728a52011-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-3744-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is an important infectious disease which is caused by an intracellular protozoan belonged to Leishmania donovani complex. Leishmania infantum is the main agent of VL in Mediterranean regions such as Iran and Leishmania tropica is second etiological agent as well. Dog and canidae family considered as main reservoirs and different species of sandflies such as phlebotomous major is the main vector for VL in Iran. Currently, VL is endemic in five provinces of the country including Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, Fars, Bushehr and Qom provinces. Moreover, sporadic cases are reported from other provinces. If left untreated it can be fatal, with up to 98% mortality rate, especially in children. As a whole, we believed that the VL is as a neglected disease in some provinces of Iran such as Mazandaran province. In this paper, we mention regarding history of VL in Mazandaran province, additionally review the current status of VL in Iran and also some efficient and possible factors on reemerging of the VL in Mazandaran province.M FakharB RahmatiBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticlevisceral leishmaniasiskala-azarepidemiologyreemergingneglected diseaseMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 68-75 (2011)
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spellingShingle	visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar epidemiology reemerging neglected disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 M Fakhar B Rahmati Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
description	Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is an important infectious disease which is caused by an intracellular protozoan belonged to Leishmania donovani complex. Leishmania infantum is the main agent of VL in Mediterranean regions such as Iran and Leishmania tropica is second etiological agent as well. Dog and canidae family considered as main reservoirs and different species of sandflies such as phlebotomous major is the main vector for VL in Iran. Currently, VL is endemic in five provinces of the country including Ardabil, East Azerbaijan, Fars, Bushehr and Qom provinces. Moreover, sporadic cases are reported from other provinces. If left untreated it can be fatal, with up to 98% mortality rate, especially in children. As a whole, we believed that the VL is as a neglected disease in some provinces of Iran such as Mazandaran province. In this paper, we mention regarding history of VL in Mazandaran province, additionally review the current status of VL in Iran and also some efficient and possible factors on reemerging of the VL in Mazandaran province.
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title	Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
title_short	Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
title_full	Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
title_fullStr	Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
title_full_unstemmed	Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran
title_sort	visceral leishmaniasis in mazandaran province and review on its current situation in iran
publisher	Babol University of Medical Sciences
publishDate	2011
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Visceral Leishmaniasis in Mazandaran Province and Review on its Current Situation in Iran

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