[Frequency and molecular identification of leishmania parasites in smears prepared from skin lesions of patients referred to health centers of ilam province by digestion of the rDNA-ITS1 gene]

ABSTRACT

Objective: Ilam is a border province and a high risk zone for zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis [ZCL]. Identification of Leishmania parasite species in clinical infections is a prerequisite for planning appropriate control measures. This study investigates the demographic characteristics of patients and molecular epidemiology of Leishmania parasites in the skin lesions of patients from Ilam Province