Mehdi Mohebali, Gholamhossein Edrissian, Behnaz Akhoundi, Mohammedreza Shirzadi, Gholamreza Hassanpour, Atefeh Behkar, Yavar Rassi, Homa Hajjaran, Hossein Keshavarz, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya, Shahnam Arshi, Mohammad Zeinali, Zabihollah Zarei, Iraj Sharifi, Zahra Kakooei
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most important neglected tropical diseases. The zoonotic form of VL is endemic in some areas of Iran. We aimed to determine the status of VL identified in humans and canines in different parts of Iran from 2013 to 2022. METHOD: A national representative cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 provinces of Iran, including the national leishmaniasis reference lab. We employed the direct agglutination test (DAT) as a reliable serological method to detect anti- Leishmania infantum antibodies in humans and animal reservoir hosts...
2023: Iranian Journal of Parasitology