Molecular Identification of Species in (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Western Iran.

Background: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are common in some areas of Iran and consider as health problems. has been incriminated as a suspected vector for the both form of leishmaniasis.

Methods: This study was carried out in 4 western provinces of Iran.

Construction of a Novel DNA Vaccine Candidate encoding LmSTI1-PpSP42 Fusion Protein from and against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a serious public health problem in many tropical countries. The infection is caused by a protozoan parasite of Leishmania genus transmitted by Phlebotominae sandflies. In the present study, we constructed a eukaryotic expression vector to produce a fusion protein containing LmSTI1 from and PpSP42 from .