Background: Paying attention to psychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence is critical. It causes the occurrence of mental disorders adulthood. The present study aimed explore frequency among children adolescents Zahedan City, Iran. Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Individuals aged between 6 18 years were included this investigation. In total, 1003 s...

Background and Aims: Sistan is a major pole in dairy production and genetic resource for the unique sistanian breed in the southeast of Iran. This region has a wide border with Afghanistan and cattle imports are done through this border.  The   main aim of this study was to compare the seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) infection rate using direct Enzyme-linked ...

In the current century, agriculture sustainability and the reduction of environmental pressure are two main objectives of the management of agro-ecosystems that is challenged by energy inefficiency. In this respect, the present study assessed one of the most important planting systems in Sistan region by emergy analysis approach. It analyzed all inputs of greenhouse cucumber production system i...

Background: Hydatidosis is a neglected cyclo-zoonotic disease in Middle East countries particularly southeast of Iran which is caused by metacestode of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. Human hydatidosis is a high public health priority in the area, however there is little known from a phylogenetic perspective on molecular epidemiology of adult Echinococcus spp. in Iranian shepherd d...

Despite high coverage rates of polio vaccine in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the seroconversion rates of infants may be inadequate. This study measured seroprevalence of antibodies against poliovirus serotypes 1 to 3 (PV1, PV2 and PV3) in 7-month-old infants who had received at least 4 doses of trivalent oral polio vaccine. A serosurvey was conducted in 2010 in rural areas of Chabahar, Sistan-...

Background: Among the available data provided by health information systems, data on mortality are commonly used not only as health indicators but also as socioeconomic development indices. Recognizing that in Iran accurate data on causes of death were not available, the Deputy of Health in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOH&ME) established a new comprehensive system for death re...

BACKGROUND Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the fauna of culicinae mosquitoes for future mosquito control programs. METHODS THREE GENERA AND ELEVEN SPECIES OF THE SUBFAMILY CULICINAE (DIPTERA: Culicidae) were collected by dipping technique and identified in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeast...

The archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta, in the Sistan region south-eastern Iran, is noted for exceptional preservation human remains documented its necropolis. This report describes results a non-destructive multidisciplinary investigation into double burial excavated at preserving two skeletons subadults. first part this study provides an archaeotanatological and bioarchaeological descripti...