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ArticleJournal of arthropod-borne diseases2022

A Sero-Epidemiological Study on Visceral Leishmaniasis among Volunteer Children and Adults in Rural Areas of Shahroud, Iran 2018-2019.

Sajjad Ghodrati, Behnaz Akhoundi, Mehdi Mohebali, Mohammad Zeinali, Homa Hajjaran, Zahra Kakooei

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Sajjad GhodratiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behnaz AkhoundiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi MohebaliDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad ZeinaliZoonoses Control Unit, Center of Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME), Tehran, Iran.
Homa HajjaranDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra KakooeiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRMinistry of Health and Medical Education · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) also known as Kala-azar is considered as one of the zoonotic infections in Mediterranean countries. The disease reservoir and vectors are dogs and sandflies respectively. Due to reported sporadic cases of Kala-azar in the past five years in Shahroud County, Semnan Province, Iran, this study aimed to investigate the status of this infection in this area and to determine its seroepidemiology to take required measurements for infection control and treatment. Methods: This study was conducted on 504 subjects residing in seven villages in Shahroud County. Blood samples were randomly selected using the cluster sampling method and were collected from subjects aged up to 13 years old (90%) and adults over 13 years old (10%) from September to May 2019. After separating sera from whole blood, samples were subjected to direct agglutination test (DAT) to detect anti- Results: Results of 1:800 titration indicated that no sample was positive for antibodies against Conclusion: The results of the current study indicate that Kala-azar is not prevalent in Shahroud County.

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Direct agglutination testHumanIranSeroepidemiologyVisceral leishmaniasis

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