Type of animal positive No.of animal Parasitological positive Serological Leishmania sp.
DAT ELISA IFA
Foxes 10 1 1 1 0 L. infantum
Jackals 10 1 1 1 1 L. infantum
Wolves* 10 1 1 1 1 L. infantum
Total 30 3 3 3 2 L. infantum
*L. infantum was isolated and identified from an infected wolf in Iran for the first time in 2005.
Table 3: Results of parasitology and serology tests in wild canines collected in northwestern parts of Iran (2002-2003).