Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2024)

Effect of Rodent Control Program on Incidence of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Iran

  • Amir Abdoli,
  • Samaneh Mazaherifar,
  • Kavous Solhjoo,
  • Mohsen Farhang Zargar,
  • Hayedeh Parvin Jahromi,
  • Ali Taghipour,
  • Mohammad Darayesh,
  • Milad Badri,
  • Majid Pirestani,
  • Shahab Falahi,
  • Azra Kenarkoohi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.231404
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 7
pp. 1447 – 1449

Abstract

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We report the effect of a rodent control program on the incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic region of Iran. A 1-year interruption in rodent control led to 2 years of increased incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. Restarting rodent control led to a decline of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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