BACKGROUND The world health organization estimates that 58% of pregnant women in developing countries are anemic. In spite of the fact that most ministries of health in developing countries have policies to provide pregnant women with iron supplementation, prevalence of maternal anemia has not declined significantly. The aim of this study was to assess adherence to the current recommendation in...

BACKGROUND Self-care of diabetes is an essential part for controlling the disease and improvement of quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This study aimed to analyze the associated factors of quality of life in patients with T2DM in order to design effective interventions. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 T2DM patients referred to health centers ...

Background and Aims: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a fatal viral disease that occurs in approximately 30 countries. It has the most extensive geographic range among the tick-borne viruses that affect human health. CCHF viruses have a tripartite RNA genome consisting of large (L), medium (M) and small (S) segments. This study was undertaken to determine the genetic relationship of CC...

This study was aimed to determine the infection rate and vectors of Theileria lestoquardi in goats from West Azerbaijan province, Iran. A total of 400 blood samples were collected from 40 randomly selected flocks in the study area from June to September, 2014. Out of 400 blood samples examined using microscopic examination, a number of 14 goats (3.50%) were positive for Theileria</...

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite found worldwide and cause a disease known as toxoplasmosis. Cats are the natural reservoir of Toxoplasma gondii and excrete the resistant oocysts in the environment. Toxoplsamosis is an important disease in neonates and immune disorder patients. In the present study, the presence of T. gondii antibodies was examined in 130 stray and household r...

BACKGROUND Fascioliasis is considered as the most important helminthic infection of cattle and sheep. Traditional approaches using morphological and biologic characters cannot cause a certainty in the accurate and precise identification and intra-specific differences of Fasciola spp. In this study, we identified Fasciola species using ITS-1 marker and described genetic variation of each species...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of intestinal parasites infection in institutions for mental retardation of Urmia City, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran was investigated. METHODS This descriptive - cross sectional study was carried out in institutions of mentally retarded patients of Urmia city in 2007-2008. Fecal samples of 225 less than 29 year old mentally disabled individuals were examined using ...

Dr. Abass Alavi was born on March 15, 1938 in Tabriz, a city in Eastern Azerbaijan, north west province of Iran. After graduating from high school in 1957, he moved to Tehran and enrolled at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Following graduation from the medical school in 1964, and as part of the military obligation, he served in small communities in the outskirts of Tehran. In 1966, he tr...