[ new endemic focus of visceral leishmaniosis in southeren Iran]

Visceral leishmaniosis [VL] is endemic in some parts of Iran. Mediterranean type of disease is present in Iran where its causative agent is Leishmania infantum and dogs are the main. reservoirs. Since many cases of the disease were reported from Noor-abad, in Fars province, we aimed to carry out an epidemiological survey on VL in human and animal reservoirs; [dogs] in Mahoor-Milaty district of Noor-Abad city at West North of Fars province. In this cross-sectional descriptive survey, E blood samples were randomly collected from all children