conclusions a relatively high prevalence of acanthamoeba spp. in rivers reflects a risk alert for threatening human health in the region. however, well hygienic status of the tap waters considering acanthamoeba spp. cannot be ignored in western co-border regions of iran-iraq. this study can also serve as a platform for further explorations of water sources in iran and neighboring countries. res...

Three new eriophyid species (Phyllocoptinae), Shevtchenkella denticulata sp. n., Notallus pestehae sp. n. and Echinacrus ruthenicus sp. n., were described from Eryngium thyrsoideum Boiss. (Apiaceae), Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiaceae) and Lycium ruthenicum Murray (Solanaceae), respectively. All the three new species were collected from southwest of the East Azerbaijan province, Iran in 2011. It i...

biogenic amines (ba) are nitrogenous compounds that possess biological activity. the source of production is the microbial decarboxylation of amino acids. this compounds are found in various types of cheese. the aim of this work was to evaluate the ba content of some traditional cheeses in west azerbaijan province iran. for this purpose, 70 samples of koopeh, 10 samples of lighvan and 5 samples...

Ixodid ticks were collected during the period September 1991 to August 1993 from cattle belonging to small-scale farmers utilising 4 communal grazing areas. Three of these were in North West Province and 1 in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. Ten tick species were collected in North West Province and 7 in Mpumalanga. The adults of Amblyomma hebraeum, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicepha...

abstract the aim of this article is to study the function of khoy as a medium sized city in the spatial development of the azerbaijan gharbi province. the research method is descriptive – analytical. the quantative models have been used to study the place of the city and it's hinterland. the population models indicate that the khoy city has the capacity to attract emigrants. if it is not c...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the levels of job satisfaction and its predictors among primary health care and treatment sectors' staff in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. METHODS This comparative study was conducted in East Azerbaijan Province,Iran in 2011. A questionnaire survey was performed on 420 staff from health care and treatment sectors using multi-stage proportional ...

spondylitis is a reemerging epidemic spinal infection in male broiler chickens (5 to 7 weeks of age) as well as broiler breeder roosters (15 to 18 weeks of age). among various causative agents, enterococcus species and in particular e. cecorum, a gram-positive bacterium as a gastrointestinal flora of birds, have mostly been isolated. on late september 2015, a number of 10 weeks old roosters wit...