| studies on cutaneous leishmaniasis in khuzestan, iran. part i. the leptomonad infection of sandflies. | | 1974 | 4480471 |
| human cystic echinococcosis in nomads of south-west islamic republic of iran. | we investigated the prevalence of human ce among nomadic communities in 4 areas of khuzestan province: behbahan, shoush, masjed soleiman and izeh. blood samples from 3446 individuals from 700 randomly selected families were examined for detection of antibody against echinococcus granuiosus. family members were interviewed to assess possible risk factors for infection such as age, sex, dog ownership. the prevalence of ce was 13.8%: 1.9% in behbahan, 12.4% in shoush, 17.3% in masjed soleiman and 1 ... | 2007 | 17546904 |
| characterization of sarcocystis fusiformis based on sequencing and pcr-rflp in water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) in iran. | four sarcocystis species, i.e., sarcocystis fusiformis and sarcocystis buffalonis with cats as definitive hosts, sarcocystis levinei with dogs as definitive host, and sarcocystis dubeyi with unknown definitive host, have previously been described from water buffalo (bubalus bubalis). the aim of the present study was genetic characterization of the causative agent(s) of water buffalo sarcocystosis in khuzestan province, western iran. rflp-pcr and partial sequence analysis of 18s rdna gene were us ... | 2011 | 21526403 |
| epidemiology of animal bites and stings in khuzestan, iran, 1997-2006. | to determine the incidence and characteristics of the injuries caused by animals among the population of khuzestan region, iran admitted to teaching hospital emergency departments. | 2008 | 20701846 |
| prevalence, biology, and distribution pattern of sarcocystis infection in water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) in iran. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence, distribution pattern, and the sarcocystis species involved in slaughtered water buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) in the khuzestan, iran by macroscopic and histological examination. the esophagus, heart, diaphragm, tongue, masseter, and thigh muscles were investigated. esophagus and thigh muscles of only 3 of the 100 examined water buffaloes (3%) were infected with macroscopic sarcocystis, whereas at microscopic level sarcocystis were found in 83 o ... | 2010 | 20524065 |
| antibody titers against canine distemper virus in unvaccinated rural dogs from ahvaz, iran. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies to canine distemper virus (cdv) in unvaccinated rural dogs without known immunization status and to assess risk factors for infection by means of indirect immunofluorescent assay (ifa), in ahvaz district, southwest of iran. serum samples were randomly collected from 97 healthy dogs 6 months and older from villages around ahvaz city between 2004 and 2005. dogs were grouped by age and sex to determine whether these factors were ... | 2007 | 19090267 |
| hydatid disease of the spleen (report of 2 cases). | hydatid disease is endemic in middle east as well as other parts of the world including new zealand and australia [altinors n, senveli e, donmez t, bavbek m, kars z, sanli m. management of problematic intracranial hydatid cyst. infection 1995;23:283-7]. passing eggs from definite hosts--dogs and some wild carnivores--are ingested by intermediate hosts--humans and herbivores [begg i, the radiology of hydatid disease. am j roentgenol 1985;145;639-48]. larva penetrate the intestinal mucosa and reac ... | 2007 | 17161324 |
| studies on trematodes of the family heterophyidae (odhner, 1914) in iran: 1. preliminary epidemiological surveys in man and carnivores in khuzestan. | trematodes of the family heterophyidae in man and carnivores were studied in khuzestan, south-west iran. eight hundred and eleven stool samples from a population of 3400 in 13 villages in a swampy area located in central khuzestan were examined by the formalin-ether concentration technique. the following helminths were found: ascaris lumbricoides 7%, trichostrongylus spp. 53%, hookworms 4+, trichuris trichiura 5%, hymenolepis nana 12% and heterophyid spp. 8%. post-mortem examination of carnivore ... | 1981 | 7310107 |