Bijan Esmaeilnejad

Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

[ 1 ] - Molecular detection, infection rate and vectors of Theileria lestoquardi in goats from West Azerbaijan province, Iran

This study was aimed to determine the infection rate and vectors of Theileria lestoquardi in goats from West Azerbaijan province, Iran. A total of 400 blood samples were collected from 40 randomly selected flocks in the study area from June to September, 2014. Out of 400 blood samples examined using microscopic examination, a number of 14 goats (3.50%) were positive for Theileria</...

[ 2 ] - Designing and evaluation of Dot-ELISA for diagnosis of Fasciola infection in cattle

Fasciolosis is a disease caused by liver fluck of the genus of fasciola. Diagnosis of fasciolosis has been challenging for a long period due to low sensitivity of the coprological diagnostic method. In this study, an in-house Dot-ELISA method; using excretion–secretory (ES Ag) and Crude (Cr Ag) antigens of fasciola was described for diagnosis of fasciolosis in cattle. For this...

[ 3 ] - Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep and goats blood samples by PCR-RFLP in Urmia

Infection by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is widespread in humans and many other warm-blooded animals. More than half billion of world human population has serum antibodies to T. gondii and Sheep and goats are more widely infected with T. gondii. T. gondii infection can be diagnosed indirectly with serological methods and directly by pol...

[ 4 ] - بررسی انگل‌های کرمی دستگاه گوارش در جوندگان شهرستان سقز،استان کردستان

جوندگان مخازن مهمی برای تعدادی از بیماری ­های مشترک بین انسان و حیوانات هستند که در انتقال و انتشار بیماری­ های عفونی نقش مهمی ایفا می‌کنند.با توجه به نقش جوندگان در انتقال بیماری به انسان و حیوان این مطالعه به ­منظور بررسی آلودگی به انگل‌های متازوئن دستگاه گوارش جوندگان در شهرستان سقز، طراحی گردید. در یک مطالعه مقطعی با استفاده از تله‌های زنده­ گیر، 138 سر جونده (10 سر الوبیکوس</em...

[ 5 ] - Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in Small Ruminants in Southwest of Iran

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are Apicomplexan intracellular protozoa with global distribution. Small ruminants play an important role as intermediate hosts for N. caninum and T. gondii, parasites of great public health concern. The main goal of the current survey was to evaluate N. caninum and T. gondii infection rate in sheep and goats of Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran, using ...

[ 6 ] - Hemolytic anemia associated with Trypanosoma theileri in a cow from Kurdistan province, West of Iran ‎

Various species of Trypanosoma parasites are known to infect several wild and domestic animals worldwide. A 7-year-old Holstein cow from Baneh, Kurdistan province, was examined by a private veterinarian due to anorexia and depression. Physical examination revealed fever, enlarged subscapular lymph node, and pale mucosa. Blood samples were taken for hemato-logical, parasitological, and ...

[ 7 ] - Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks isolated from goats of Meshkin-Shahr County, Ardabil Province, Iran

Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and is transmitted by more than 40 tick species. This study aimed to identify the tick species in goats of Meshkin-Shahr, Ardabil Province, Iran, and their role in the transmission of C. burnetii. A number of 365 goats were inspected for the infestation of hard ticks in a randomized sampling design, during a 1-year period from April 2013 to April 2014. A t...