BACKGROUND Malaria is one of the most important parasitic diseases in tropical and temperate regions. The aim of this study was to determine the trend of malaria in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran during 1997-2012. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted from 1997 to 2012. The population's study was individuals who registered at health centers of Mazandaran Province. Peripheral bloo...

The Pelger-Huët anomaly (PHA) is a recognized morphologic variant affecting all granulocytes but is most evident in polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs). PHA is caused by a decreased amount of the lamin B receptor (LBR). Recognition of PHA morphologic features serves as a marker for mutations in the LBR gene. This review summarizes the history of PHA and the current knowledge of the functions o...

Sputum microscopy is the most important tool for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in peripheral laboratories. Sodium hypochlorite concentration technique prior to sputum may improve AFB bacilli over direct Ziehl Neelsen’s staining method. A prospective study was conducted at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Consecutive samples were collected 3 months. ZN stained smears made directly fr...

Even in this era of newly emerging deadly diseases malaria remains the most serious parasitic disease worldwide especially in the tropical and sub tropical countries. It is a serious, some time fatal, parasitic disease posing a major public health problem in India .The earliest symptoms of malaria are very non-specific and variable which poses International Journal of Pharma Research and Health...

BACKGROUND Endemic relapsing fever remains under diagnosed in our area according to a low index of suspicion among clinicians, as well as its difficult diagnosis. The goal of this study was to present the epidemiological aspects of the disease in western Iran. METHODS In this analytical-descriptive cross-sectional study, the epidemiological and clinical aspects of relapsing fever were investi...

Granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in sheep is common in Norway in areas with Ixodes ricinus. In this study, 2 sheep flocks that had been grazing on I. ricinus infested pastures the previous season, were blood sampled after being housed indoors for nearly 6 months during wintertime. Thirty animals from each flock were examined for granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in the peripheral blood by blood ...