Seroepidemiological survey of canine Visceral leishemanisis in Sarab District, East Azerbaijan Province, Northwest of Iran in 2009

M.  Khanmohammadi¹*, E. Fallah², S. Rahbari³, I. Sohrabi⁴, M. Farshchian⁵, F. Hamzavi⁶ and A. Mohammadpour Asl

¹Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

²Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

³Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

⁴Department of Pathology, Faculty of veterinary, Islamic Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

⁵Department of Microbiology, Faculty Health and Nutrition of, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

⁶Department of Immunology, Emam Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

⁷Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.