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In southern Iran (Fars Province),\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Meriones libycus<\/jats:italic>\n                    was reported as the main reservoir of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Arsanjan and Marvdasht cities, and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Tatera indica<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Gerbillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    spp. were the reservoirs reported in Larestan and Kharameh districts. Because of an increase in human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Fars Province, this study was performed to identify the rodent hosts in this region. From April 2004 to April 2006, live traps were used to catch rodents in different parts of Fars Province. Fifty-seven\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Rattus norvegicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    were caught and checked for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection using a combination of microscopy, culture, nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and enzyme electrophoresis. One female\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R. norvegicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    was found to be smear positive for amastigotes in Giemsa-stained skin sample of sole, and it was also culture positive for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Leishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Results of PCR and isoenzyme electrophoresis indicated that this infected rodent was harboring\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Leishmania major<\/jats:italic>\n                    . PCR was also positive for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">L. major<\/jats:italic>\n                    in biopsy of soles, ear, liver, and spleen of 29 other\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R. norvegicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    hosts that were negative in smears and cultures. There were no lesions seen in any parts of infected rodents' bodies. As\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">L. major<\/jats:italic>\n                    has not been previously reported in\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R. norvegicus<\/jats:italic>\n                    in Iran or elsewhere, the rodent can be considered as a possible reservoir in transmission of the disease in Fars Province, and it should be brought into consideration when planning for preventive measures.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1089\/vbz.2008.0214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,4,28]],"date-time":"2010-04-28T16:15:45Z","timestamp":1272471345000},"page":"969-975","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":32,"title":["First Detection of\n                    <i>Leishmania major<\/i>\n                    in\n                    <i>Rattus norvegicus<\/i>\n                    from Fars Province, Southern Iran"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Mohammad Hossein","family":"Motazedian","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shiraz University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masoumeh","family":"Parhizkari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shiraz University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Davood","family":"Mehrabani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shiraz University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gholamreza","family":"Hatam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shiraz University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qasem","family":"Asgari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shiraz University of Medical Sciences","place":["Iran"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,12,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","first-page":"87","article-title":"Leishmaniasis. 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