aLiver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development

bDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine

cZoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

Correspondence to Nasrin Bahmani, PhD, Zoonoses Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj 6617713446, Iran. E-mail: [email protected]

Received 24 April, 2022

Accepted 28 May, 2022