Table 1. Results of the PCR-based detection of Leishmania major DNA in samples from rodents caught in southern Iran.

	Meriones persicus	Tatera indica	Mus musculus	Meriones libycus
No. of rodents trapped	3	64	21	1
no. and (%) with PCR-positive:
Right rear foot	3 (100)	10 (15·6)	3 (14·3)	0 (0)
Left rear foot	3 (100)	6 (9·4)	2 (9·5)	0 (0)
Right ear	3 (100)	16 (25·0)	1 (4·8)	0 (0)
Left ear	3 (100)	13 (20·3)	3 (14·3)	0 (0)
Liver	2 (67)	19 (29·7)	0 (0·0)	0 (0)
Spleen	1 (33)	18 (28·1)	0 (0·0)	0 (0)
Any sample	3 (100)	35 (54·7)	9 (42·9)	0 (0)