| pattern of animal-related injuries in iran. | animal related injuries as most common causes of human morbidity have different pattern by geographical zones. we aimed to explore the main descriptive epidemiology of animal-related injuries in both rural and urban areas in iran. between 2000 and 2004, we collected the data of all the cases of animal related trauma hospitalized for more than 24 hours in eight cities (tehran, mashhad, ahwaz, shiraz, tabriz, qom, kermanshah, and babol). further evaluations were conducted on 17753 eligible subject ... | 2011 | 21681704 |
| giardia spp. and sarcocystis spp. status in pet dogs of shiraz, southern part of iran. | a study was carried out in order to find out the status of giardia spp. and sarcocystis spp. in pet dogs and stray cats of shiraz, fars province of iran. faecal samples of 147 pet dogs and 112 stray cats of different age groups, breeds, and sexes were tested. the stools were examined with the following techniques: direct faecal smears using normal saline, zinc sulfate flotation and formalin-ether concentration technique. out of a total of 147 pet dogs examined, only one case (0.68%) of giardia s ... | 2008 | 18948887 |
| asymptomatic human carriers of leishmania infantum: possible reservoirs for mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis in southern iran. | over the last decade, the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) has increased in many districts of the province of fars, in southern iran. recent epidemiological reports indicate that asymptomatic human infections with leishmania infantum (the causative agent of vl throughout the mediterranean basin) occur more frequently in iran than was previously believed. between 2004 and 2006, blood samples were collected from 802 apparently healthy subjects from communities, in the north-west and south- ... | 2008 | 18817598 |
| prevalence of helminth ova in soil samples from public places in shiraz. | to determine the prevalence of helminth eggs in public places and children's playgrounds, 112 soil samples were collected in 26 sites in shiraz, southern islamic republic of iran, during september 2002-september 2003. toxocara cati ova were found in 7 (6.3%) samples, 2 had ascaris lumbricoides ova, 3 had larvae morphologically similar to strongyloides stercoralis. coccidia oocysts were also observed in 4 samples. no contamination was observed during the dry season. | 2006 | 17333794 |
| metacestodes of sheep with special reference to their epidemiological status, pathogenesis and economic implications in fars province, iran. | this study was undertaken over a period of 2 years. of 7992 sheep examined, 2088 (26.12%), 2266 (28.36%), 15 (0.19%) and 738 (9.8%) were infected with echinococcus granulosus, taenia hydatigena, taenia ovis and taenia multiceps metacestodes, respectively. the prevalence was higher in animals belonging to migratory tribal people than in those owned by the permanent residents of fars province. dogs in the former group also showed significantly higher levels of infection with e. granulosus (33.3%) ... | 1994 | 8171825 |
| prevalence of echinococcus granulosus infection in stray dogs and herbivores in shiraz, iran. | one hundred and five stray male and female dogs in different age groups were autopsied and their small intestines examined for echinococcus granulosus. thirty eight dogs (36.19%) harbored two-to-several thousand e. granulosus in their intestinal content. the prevalence rate was higher in males (44.83%) than in females (25.53%). livers and lungs of 3245 sheep, 2576 goats, 756 cattle and 25 buffaloes slaughtered for meat purposes at different shiraz slaughterhouses were examined for hydatidosis: 2 ... | 1999 | 10511103 |
| a retrospective survey of hydatidosis in livestock in shiraz, iran, based on abattoir data during 1999-2004. | meat inspection records in an abattoir located in shiraz, a city in southwest iran and the capital of fars province, during a 5-year period from 20 march 1999 to 19 march 2004 were used to determine the prevalence of hydatidosis in sheep, cattle, and goats in the region. a total of 844,039 animals (cattle 131,716; sheep 577,090; goats 135,233) slaughtered in the 5-year period and overall 34,856 (4.1%) livers and 123,402 (14.62%) lungs were condemned. hydatidosis was responsible for 28.7 and 15.4 ... | 2005 | 16011878 |
| prevalence of toxocara cati and other intestinal helminths in stray cats in shiraz, iran. | toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis with worldwide distribution that affects both cats and dogs. necropsy of 114 stray cats from shiraz revealed that 106 (92.9%) stray cats were infected at least with one of the intestinal helminth species. the overall infection rates in stray cats infected with cestoda and nematoda were 105(99.1%) and 101(95.3%) respectively. the detected cestodes were joyeuxiella pasqualei (34.3%), dipylidium caninum (49.5%), taenia taeniaeformis (12.3%), spirometra sp. (3.8% ... | 2007 | 18209706 |
| the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus in dogs in shiraz, iran. | | 1967 | 5634133 |