| an epidemiological approach to the study of echinococcosis in north-east region of iran (khorassan). | we have collected all the reported cases of echinococcus cysts recovered in every surgical ward in mashhad since their establishment. at the same time we searched corpses of livestock which had been slaughtered in khorassan's slaughter houses in different days since 1969 for evidence of cysts, and also dogs, 2 wolves, 4 jackals and 11 foxes which had been killed with strychnine, for adult worms. occurrence of hydatid cyst infestation was found in 478 reports of surgical operations amongst 43,196 ... | 1976 | 1004935 |
| sarcocystis and its complications in camels (camelus dromedarius) of eastern provinces of iran. | the prevalence of sarcocystis spp. was investigated by gross and histopathological examinations in 250 camels (camelus dromedarius) slaughtered from 2002 to 2005 in the mashhad slaughterhouse, eastern iran. samples were taken from the diaphragm, heart, tongue, esophagus and masseter muscles for histopathological studies. no macroscopic sarcocysts were found in the samples at gross inspection. sarcocysts were detected in 209 of 250 (83.6%) examined camels at histopathological level. the infection ... | 2008 | 19127328 |
| fecal and molecular survey of neospora caninum in farm and household dogs in mashhad area, khorasan province, iran. | neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in dairy cattle worldwide. dog is the definitive host for n. caninum and can infect dairy cattle. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of neospora oocysts in feces of dogs from dairy farms. a total of 174 fecal samples was collected from 89 farm dogs and 85 household dogs during 2006 and 2008. fecal samples of dogs were microscopically examined for detecting hammondia neospora-like oocysts (hnlo) by mini parasep sf fecal parasite ... | 2009 | 19967094 |
| 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 |
| detection of echinococcus multilocularis in carnivores in razavi khorasan province, iran using mitochondrial dna. | echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. this investigation assessed the presence of e. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the chenaran region of razavi khorasan province, northeastern iran. | 2011 | 22132245 |