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Mitochondrial DNA diversity in the populations of great gerbils, Rhombomys opimus, the main reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Acta tropica - 1 Aug 2011
Oshaghi Mohammad Ali, Rassi Yavar, Tajedin Leila, Abai Mohammad Reza, Akhavan Amir Ahmad, Enayati Ahmadali, Mohtarami Fatemeh
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Accurate identification of animal reservoirs of transmissible diseases is an absolute requirement to any epidemiological survey of zoonoses and is essential for predicting species-specific population outbreaks and therefore to develop accurate ecological control strategies. The systematic status of the great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) remains unclear, despite the fundamental role of these rodents as the main known...
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