| Literature DB >> 8754646 |
T A Morsy1, A H Sabry, M M Rifaat, M M Wahba.
Abstract
In the Middle East, the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus is the most important reservoir host of zoonotic cutaneous leishmamiasis (ZCL). It is the most incriminated host in outbreaks. Two P. obesus caught in Wadi El Gedeiret (Al Arish, North Sinai) were found naturally infected with Leishmania major as indicated by enzyme electrophoresis. In Egypt, the already known reservoir hosts are Gerbillus pyramidum I. Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1825; Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1984 and Meriones sacramenti Thomas, 1922. The hostal role of P. obesus was discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8754646
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Egypt Soc Parasitol ISSN： 1110-0583