OBJECTIVES Earthquakes are one the most common natural disasters that lead to increased mortality and morbidity from transmissible diseases, partially because the rodents displaced by an earthquake can lead to an increased rate of disease transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of plague and tularemia in rodents in the earthquake zones in southeastern Iran. METHODS ...

Our goal was to identify and describe factors relating to quality of life (QOL) in subjects with low vision and blindness in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province. This cross-sectional study was carried out in randomly selected subjects with vision disability who were covered by the Zahedan Welfare Organization in Zahedan, Iran. The following factors related to visual impairment were evaluated...

BACKGROUND This study aimed at investigating the prevalence and risk factors of bovine thelaziosis, performed in the southeast of Iran, an endemic area for Iranian Sistani cattle. METHODS Between September 2012 to October 2014, 1924 cattle, Sistani breed (n= 1235) and Brahman breed (n=689) of all sex and age groups collected from Sistan and Baluchestan Province were examined using visual obse...

Background: Cholera continues to be an important public health problem in many communities. Objective: This study was performed to determine the epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae in Zabol city, South-East of Iran. Methods: The study was conducted in the hospitals affiliated to Zabol Faculty of Medicine, with patients referred from Zabol city and its 45 neighboring rural populations. Three thousan...

background malaria is one of tropical and semi-tropical and vector-borne parasitic diseases produced by the protozoan parasites of the genus and species plasmodium. the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology and the factors associated with the malaria in children in sistan and baluchistan province in 2013-2016. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted between mar...

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread across China and many countries worldwide, healthcare workers at the front lines of control are under high physical mental pressure. Objectives: The present study aimed to examine correlation between medical staff health perceived social support during COVID-19 pandemic, Sistan Baluchestan Province, Iran (2020). Methods: This is...

Anaplasmosis, a disease caused by various species of Anaplasma, poses important economic constraints to animal breeders. Ehrlichiosis is a worldwide zoonosis illness and mostly occurs in tropical and subtropical regions that are close to the vector’s distribution. Tick-borne pathogens lead to over 100,000 cases of illness in the world each year. Besides the costs of the additional veterinary ca...