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

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1447 - 1449
• Main Authors: Abdoli, Amir, Mazaherifar, Samaneh, Solhjoo, Kavous, Zargar, Mohsen Farhang, Jahromi, Hayedeh Parvin, Taghipour, Ali, Darayesh, Mohammad, Badri, Milad, Pirestani, Majid, Falahi, Shahab, Kenarkoohi, Azra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.07.2024; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Climate change; Control; COVID-19; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Disease Reservoirs - parasitology; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; Dispatch; Effect of Rodent Control Program on Incidence of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Iran; Humans; Incidence; Iran; Iran - epidemiology; Leishmania major; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - prevention & control; Medical diagnosis; Medical research; Methods; Pandemics; parasites; Parasitic diseases; Parasitology; Protozoa; Risk factors; Rodent control; Rodent Control - methods; rodent control program; Rodentia - parasitology; Rodents; Statistics; Tropical diseases; Vector control; Vector-borne diseases; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - epidemiology; Zoonoses - prevention & control; Iran; Brazil; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; parasites; zoonoses; rodent control program; Iran; Leishmania major
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid3007.231404

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.