BACKGROUND There is a little data on Coxiella burnetii (Q fever agent) in Iran. Ticks may play a significant role in the transmission of C. burnetii among animals. The aim of this study was to use polymerase chain reaction for the detection of C. burnetii in ticks collected in Southeast Iran. METHODS One hundred and sixty ticks were collected from domestic animals in three localities of Kerma...

Biscogniauxia species are known as fungal trunk pathogens on various tree in the world. During a survey of diseases fruit trees conducted Iran, branch dieback was observed almond Kerman province (in Southeast Iran). Evaluation symptomatic branches revealed wood discoloration cross-sections and presence fruiting bodies an ascomycete fungus their bark. A total 31 isolates were obtained, 13 recove...

Introduction: Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a fatal tick-borne viral zoonosis with a case fatality rate of 5% to 30%. CCHF has been documented as the most frequent tick-borne viral infection in Iran with more than 50 cases annually. Kerman Province in the south of Iran is one of the CCHF-endemic areas of the country, but no data on infection of ticks with this virus from this area i...

background & aim: the aim of this research is investigation and familiarity with the important herbal drugs that have used for traditional curing of animal diseases in different areas of kerman province, iran. from a long time ago native farmers and tribes of different regions used the available natural herbs which existed in those regions to cure animal diseases in different areas of kerma...

BACKGROUND Northern Iran (Ardabil) is characterized by a high gastric cancer (GC) rate, whereas Southern Iran (Kerman and Yazd) has a low GC rate. The aim of this study is to verify the potential for pepsinogen I and II to detect atrophic gastritis (AG) in both high and low risk populations for GC. METHODS Sera of blood donors and patients with GC from Ardebil, Kerman and Yazd were used to me...

objective: the aim of the present study was to estimate crude and age-standardized incidence rates for oral and pharyngeal nonsquamous cell malignant tumors in kerman province over a period of 11 years. materials and methods: the data used in this retrospective population-based study were extracted from the records registered in all pathology centers of kerman province from 1991 to 2001. all co...

constructed upon a height (by footing) or breaking in to the ground, in a building, making a close relation between earth and soil is of great importance. in addition, earth as a prior factor in creation of a shade and residence, plays a crucial role in architecture history. throughout the different area, earth is paid attention differently: as a source of cool (in china), a source of heat (cap...

abstract increase in aquatics demand is one of the major goals for production policies. hence analysis of demand structure and aquatics consumption patterns is very applicative and useful for policy makers. using the almost ideal demand system (a.i.d.s), the demand function for types of aquatics and chicken meat in urban and rural societies in kerman city were estimated. applying time series da...

background and objectives: alterations in cxcl10 (a th1 chemokine) expression have been associated with various diseases. the aim of this study was to evaluate the serum cxcl10 levels in h. pylori -infected patients with peptic ulcer (pu), h. pylori -infected asymptomatic (as) subjects and healthy h. pylori -negative subjects, and also to determine its association with bacterial virulence facto...