twenty four ecto- and endo- parasite species were found in different organs of eight na-tive and exotic fish species in zarivar lake situated in the far west of iran. overall, 1000 fish specimens belonging to the dactylogyridae, gyrodactylidae families the cyprinidae, poeciliidae and mastacembelidae families were examined during 2001 and 2002. of them, five protozoans, including trichodina pedi...

Over the past two decades, terrorism has exacted an enormous toll on the Republic of Turkey, a secular democracy with a 99.8% Muslim population. From 1984 to 2000, an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 Turkish citizens were killed by a nearly continuous stream of terrorism-related events. During this period, the Partiya Karekerren Kurdistan (PKK), a Kurdish separatist group (re-named KADEK in 2002), wa...

There is a lack of quantitative data regarding exposure response relationships between low back pain (LBP) and associated risk factors among institute staff in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. This study explored such associations in an analytic cross-sectional study. Data collection was carried out with a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 70 (90%) institute staff from Koya Technical Institute...

BACKGROUND We explored survival of skin cancer and its determinants in Kurdistan province of Iran. METHODS In a retrospective cohort design, we identified all registered skin cancer patients in Kurdistan Cancer Registry from year 2000 to 2009. Information on time and cause of death were obtained from Registrar's office and information on type, stage and anatomic locations were extracted from ...