background: this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in meshkin-shahr district as endemic areas of human visceral leishmaniasis (hvl) for presenting control program of hvl to health authorities.  methods: a seroepidemiological study to determine seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) among owner­ship dogs using direct agglutination tests (...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the main causative agent of post-transfusion hepatitis. the virus is distributed worldwide with varying prevalence in different countries, which could easily lead to chronic infections, cirrhosis, and even hepatocellular carcinoma. the aim of this study was to investigate prevalence of hcv infection and its tre...

A comprehensive and current understanding of prevalent species and serogroups of Legionella is essential for disease detection. Through a meta-analysis of articles published from January 1982 to December 2014, we investigated the prevalence of species and serogroups of Legionella in mainland China. The study included 71 articles on legionellosis patients and 13 on asymptomatic seropositive pers...

BACKGROUND It has been reported that there are great deal of changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis A at the present. The epidemiologic studies regarding to hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection are not sufficient both in the country and study region. OBJECTIVE To investigate HAV seroprevalence and association with socio-demographic variables. DESIGN Cross-sectional and community based study....

Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) has been described m a i n l y Y n í E i m Europe. Serological evidence of infection by Hantaan or a related virus has more recently been reported in Africa: in Gabon, only one of 30 sera examined was positive (GONZALEZ et al., 1984). In Senegal, SALUZ20 et al. (1985) reported a prevalence of 16.5% in inhabitants of Kabrousse, with 31% of tested rat...

Human enterovirus 68 (EV-D68) is a rarely reported virus that has been linked to respiratory disease. In recent years, reports about EV-D68 infection have markedly increased worldwide. However, the epidemiological features of this emerging infection are not well understood. To evaluate the emerging EV-D68 epidemic, we isolated the circulating viral strain and investigated the seroprevalence of ...

BACKGROUND Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a newly identified human parvovirus. HBoV is associated with upper and lower respiratory tract infections and gastroenteritis in children. Little is known about the seroepidemiology of HBoV in populations in the Caribbean. METHODS In a cross-sectional study conducted at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, 287 blood samples were...