BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as one of the most important human parasitic disease is endemic in some parts of Iran. Several cases of VL have been reported recently in the Ilam Province. The current study aimed to assess the present status of human VL in the region. METHODS A random cluster sampling method was used to collect 456 serums samples from the children up to 12 years of age...

Background Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most common parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus worldwide. This study investigated genotype diversity of Echinococcus granulosus isolated from stray dogs and golden jackals in Ilam province, West of Iran. Methods Adult worms were collected from the small intestine of the stray dogs and golden jackals from Ilam Province roads...

BACKGROUND Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most important parasitic infections in human and animals. This study was designed for survey on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in farms of Ilam, west of Iran, using parasitology method and genotyping by Nested PCR-RFLP. METHODS Fecal samples of 217 cattle were collected fresh and directly from the rectum of cattle. All of the samples wer...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to compare scientific production by providing quantitative evaluation of science output in five Western Iranian Medical Universities including Hamedan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Kurdistan and Lorestan University of Medical Sciences using scientometrics indicators based on data indexed in Scopus for period between the years 2010 to 2014. METHODS In this scientometric stud...

BACKGROUND Mental disorder is one of the most important diseases of which is predicted to increase from 10.5% to 15% until 2020. This study aimed to determine economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression models in Ilam province in 2013. METHODS In this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of Ilam were selected using multistage cluster sampling. The...

introduction: soil genesis and development in arid and semi-arid areas are strongly affected by geological formations and geomorphic surfaces. various morphological, physical, and geochemical soil properties at different geomorphic positions are usually attributed to different soil forming factors including parent material and climate. due to variations in climate, geological formations (quater...

A13, 4 A-class, 4 Abdiel, 105, 160, 264, 269, 311, 374, 434 Aboukir, 100 Acasta, 256–7, 264, 302, 417, 475–7 Acasta (K) class, 17, 20, 31 Achates, 393–7, 428 Acheron, 263–5 Acheron (I) class, 16, 31, 99, 156, 238 Achilles, 150 Acorn (H) class, 16 Active, 150–1, 264, 270, 402–3, 413 Active class, 16–17, 26 Agincourt, 22, 74, 283, 289–91, 303, 323, 329–31, 338, 406, 426, 463 Ajax, 66, 326, 472 Al...