Vector Control in Holy Defense- Second Part: Sandflies Control

Document Type : Narrative Review

Author
Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Sandflies, like Anopheles mosquitoes, transmit diseases such as leishmaniasis and sandfly fever. If they can eat blood from a person, they can cause the above diseases. The holy defense has occurred in large areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially in the southwest and northwest of Iran, and those areas have been the center of activity and reproduction of sandflies. This article is about sandflies and their control during the Holy Defense pays.
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  • Receive Date 15 September 2022
  • Revise Date 25 October 2022
  • Accept Date 19 November 2022