Seroprevalence survey of viscereal leishmaniasis among children up to 12 years old and domestic dogs in rural areas of Dehloran district, Ilam province of west part of Iran, 2014

ABSTRACT

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis [VL], caused by Leishmania infantum [L. infantum], is a life-threatening vector-borne parasitic disease is distributed in some parts of the world. The disease is endemic in some parts of Iran. This study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of VL among children and domestic dogs [as a reservoir of the parasite] in Dehloran, west of Iran