BACKGROUND Anopheles fluviatilis, one of the major malaria vectors in Iran, is assumed to be a complex of sibling species. The aim of this study was to evaluate Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene alongside 28S-D3 as a diagnostic tool for identification of An. fluviatilis sibling species in Iran. METHODS DNA sample belonging to 24 An. fluviatilis mosquitoes from different geographical areas in so...

1 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. 2 Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran. 3 Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. 4 Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Kerma...

Dear Editor, 1 The Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases in Shahid Beheshti Medical University (Iran) designed a cross-sectional household survey conducted from May 2006 to December 2007 in Tehran province, which aimed to find the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and Functional disorders using Rome III criteria (1, 2). A total of 18180 adult persons drawn up randomly...

cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) remains a serious public health concern in kerman province, eastern iran. this study was aimed to conduct a comprehensive review and highlights various aspects of cl in the province of kerman.this article mainly focuses on the studies published in the past 26 years on cl in the province. current data for the present status were obtained through the provincial health...

GHOZIKALI M.G. Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center BORGINI A. Department of Environmental Health Engineering TITTARELLI A. East Azerbaijan Province Health Center AMRANE A. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran MOHAMMADYAN M. Department of Environmental Health Engineering HEIBATI B.* School of Public Health and Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR) YETILMEZSOY K. I...

1- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Faculty Medicine, Shiraz University Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2- Biochemistry, Kerman Kerman, 3- 4- , [email protected]