background: west nile virus (wnv) is a vector-borneagent that is maintained within a bird-mosquito cycle. in humansand equids, infection by this agent is usually asymptomatic, orcharacterized by a mild febrile illness. however, fatal meningoencephalitisor encephalitis may occur. objectives:the aim ofthis study was to evaluate the prevalence of wnvinfection andcorrelation of this organism with h...

actinomycetes were isolated from marine sediment samples collected from the east coast of chennai, tamil nadu, india. well diffusion and agar plug methods were used for the evaluation of antibiotic production by these isolates against drug resistant methicillin- resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) and vancomycin resistant enterococci (vre). the potential isolate vitbrk2 was mass cultured for...

dunaliella is a green halotolerant microalga, which has several industrial applications e.g. β-carotene production. identification of different dunaliella species has been carried out by morpho-physiological and recently molecular studies. to achieve an improved understanding of taxonomy, these studies are required to be in linkage. the present study describes molecular and specific morpho-phys...

heterophyidosis is a fish-transmitted disease in khuzestan province, therefore a total of 900 fresh water fishes belonging to cyprinus carpio, liza abtt and gambosia affinis, were collected from canals of mazreeh district in the central area of khuzestan. in 44%, metaccrcariae of three small flukes of human including haplorchis taickut, haplorchis pumilio, stellanichasmus falcamtus were found. ...

spot blotch caused by bipolaris sorokiniana is a serious disease of barley in western canada. it has become the predominant barley leaf spot disease in the province of manitoba, canada, since 2001. a new pathotype of b. sorokiniana with virulence on seedlings of ‘resistant’ six-rowed barley cultivars grown in manitoba was recently identified. to determine the adult plant infection response of b...

Introduction End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a life-threatening disease with significant complication and the incidence and prevalence of this disease have signi ficantly increased in recent years and imposes a major social and economic burden for healthcare systems (1,2). As seen worldwide, it is well-established that diabetic nephropathy particularly from type 2 diabetes, and hypertensive n...

OBJECTIVES Investigations into the epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) are an essential strategic component of the Global Poliomyelitis Eradication Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), and are part of the certification process for polio eradication worldwide. This is an epidemiological report of AFP incidence in children less than 15 years old in southwest Iran. METHOD...

BACKGROUND Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an arboviral zoonotic disease transmitted to humans mainly through the bite of blood-sucking Ixodidae ticks and also via contact with the blood and tissues of infected livestock. OBJECTIVES This study is a retrospective descriptive survey based on data collected from the health center of Khuzestan province, Iran, during 1999 - 2015. PATIE...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of unintended pregnancy and associated risks are higher in late reproductive years. Limited studies have focused on contraceptive choices in these women. The aim of the study was to identify contraceptive choices and their related factors in women 35 years or older attending health centers of Khuzestan province. OBJECTIVES Additionally, several line of evidence indic...