background: parasitic intestinal infections are still among socioeconomic prob­lems in the world, especially in developing countries like iran. food-handlers that directly deal with production and distribution of foods between societies are one of the most important sources to transmit parasitic infections to humans. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic ...

In the developing world, young women, pregnant women, and their infants and children frequently experience a cycle where undernutrition (macronutrient and micronutrient) and repeated infection, including parasitic infections, lead to adverse consequences that can continue from one generation to the next. Among parasitic infections, malaria and intestinal helminths coexist widely with micronutri...

Parasitic diseases are harmful and limiting factors in breeding and rearing ornamental fish industry. In this study, 400 apparently healthy ornamental fishes from five species (each species 80 specimens) including: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), guppy (Poecilia reticulate), angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare), discus (Symphsodon discus) and sailfin molli...

Abstract The human body harbors trillions of microbes collectively known as microbiota. gut microbiota is importantly involved in most the metabolic and regulatory pathways. needs to be balanced for health host. Several factors are distribution body, cases these microbiotas commensals, but some circumstances lead serious disorders development infections from When parasites colonize gut, balance...

In this study parasitic infection of bobwhite and Japanese quails were clarified in farms of Garmsar city in province of Semnan. Forty quails from two breeds randomly were selected and they examined to identify all internal and external parasites .Finding was shown that five percent of the quails examined harbored one or more species of helminthes. Two cestodes, Raillietina echinobothrida and R...

Correction to: Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Patients Attending Gastrointestinal Clinics     Niloofar Amin1,  Hafez Fakheri2, Vahid Hossini2, Hajare Ziaei3, Azadeh Dadashi1, Bahman Rahimi4, Shirzad Gholami5   1 Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Faulty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2 Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Gut ...

Raeini breed is the most productive Cashmere goat in Iran. Helminthes infections cause major economiclosses globally to the livestock industries and farming communities. The objective of this study was todetermine the seasonal prevalence and intensity of Eimeria and gastrointestinal helminth parasitic infectionsin Raeini goats in Iran. A total of 438 faecal samples were randomly taken from clin...

INTRODUCTION Intestinal parasitic infections are a major public health burden in tropical countries. Although all HIV/AIDS patients are susceptible to parasitic infections, those having lower immune status are at greater risk. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in patients living with HIV/AIDS. METHODOLOGY This was a facility-based cross-s...

background: intestinal parasitic infections have a worldwide distribution. high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in individuals with low socioeconomic status and environmental conditions was found. no study has ever been conducted on the prevalence of these infections in jiroft. therefore, in this study prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was evaluated in jiroft, kerman p...

At present, more than 500,000 foreigner workers, most of them from Asian countries with high parasitic infection rates, are working in Korea. Since investigation into the prevalence of parasitic infections in foreigner workers has not yet been conducted in Korea, the present study was performed to determine the parasitic infection status of foreigner workers living in Cheonan City, Chungcheongn...