Table 1:

Leishmania species infection rate of Rhombomys opimus population in different seasons, Sejzi and Borkhar rural districts, Esfahan Province, Iran, Oct 2007–Oct 2008

	Species	L. turanica		L. major and L. turanica
Season		No. of positive samples/no. of examined samples	% Positive	No. of positive samples/no. of examined samples	% Positive
Spring		2/9	22.2	0/9	0
Summer		3/8	37.5	1/8	12.5
Fall		12/17	70.6	3/17	17.7
Winter		4/8	50	2/8	25
Total		21/42	50	6/42	14.3