Serological evidence of Yersinia pestis infection in rodents and carnivores in Northwestern Iran. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundPlague may recur after several decades in its endemic regions; therefore, the continuous monitoring of wildlife is essential, even when no human cases are reported in the old foci.
Saber Esmaeili +11 more
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The surveillance of plague among rodents and dogs in Western Iran. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundThe causative agent of plague, Yersinia pestis, is maintained in nature via a flea-rodent cycle. Western Iran is an old focus for plague, and recent data indicate that rodents and dogs in this region have serological evidence of Y.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: A review of epidemiological aspects, with emphasis on molecular findings. [PDF]
Parasite, 2022 Leishmania parasites can cause zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by circulating between humans, rodents, and sandflies in Iran. In this study, published data were collected from scientific sources such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Springer ...
Nasiri Z +5 more
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Global prevalence of Neospora caninum in rodents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Vet Med Sci, 2023 Graphical Abstract: It is necessary to determine the prevalence of N. caninum in rodents to improve the current understanding of the transmission dynamics of Neospora as well as its life cycle and risk of transmission to livestock. The results of systematic review and meta‐analysis showed a relatively low (5%) but widespread prevalence of N.
Hamzavi Y +5 more
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Molecular and serological survey of Brucella spp. among rodents in western Iran [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchIntroduction and purpose Brucellosis is a prevalent bacterial zoonosis globally, affecting a broad range of hosts. The role of rodents in the survival and transmission of Brucella species to humans remains uncertain.
Majid Hemati +5 more
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Intestinal helminthic parasites of rodents in the central region of Iran: first report of a capillariid nematode from Dryomys nitedula [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objectives Rodents play an important role to spread zoonotic diseases through society. The current study was carried out to collect informative data on the intestinal helminthic infections of wild rodents in Taleqan County, Alborz Province, the center of
Sina Mohtasebi +5 more
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Serological Survey of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii Co-Infection in Rodents in Northwestern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020 Background: Our knowledge of the epidemiology of rodents’ parasitic agents in Iran is scarce, although some of these pathogens play an important role in human and veterinary medicine, such as Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum.
Naser NAZARI +9 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical MicrobiologyCutaneous leishmaniasis is of particular importance in southern Iran. This study aimed to investigate the infection of rodents with Leishmania major in an urban area of Fars Province, located in southern Iran.
Saeed Shahabi +3 more
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The existence of only one haplotype of Leishmania major in the main and potential reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis using different molecular markers in a focal area in Iran [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014 Introduction Leishmania major is the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), and great gerbils are the main reservoir hosts in Iran. Abarkouh in central Iran is an emerging focal point for which the reservoir hosts of ZCL are unclear ...
Narmin Najafzadeh +7 more
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Spironucleus muris and Eperythrozoon coccoides in Rodents from Northwestern Iran: Rare Infections [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2018 Background: Rodents perform a crucial role in dispersal of zoonosis causes globally. We aimed to investigation about infection levels of parasitic agents in rodents’ population in Meshkinshahr areas, northwest of Iran from Apr to Sep 2014.
Soudabeh Heidari +4 more
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