background: leishmaniasis is a group of diseases that are created by intracellular parasites of leishmania. cutaneous leishmaniasis is considered as one of the health problems in some provinces of iran. methods: in this study, a total of 178 giemsa-stained slides from confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were examined. the slides were prepared from the patients with cutaneous leishmaniasi...

the aim of this study was to examine the effect of organizational structure on empowering the staff of sport and youth general office of lorestanprovince. the research method was correlation and survey. the statistical population consisted of staff of sport and youth general office of lorestan province (n=58). the sample equaled the population. organizational structure standard questionnaire (r...

in this research, 514 soil samples and dead larvae were collected from khorassan, lorestan, tehran, ghazvin, east azarbaijan, west azarbaijan, mazandaran and hamedan provinces. b. thuringiensis was isolated from the samples using a heat-acetate method and the isolates were identified and classified using biochemical tests. the frequency of b. thuringiensis in soils with different plant communit...

background: echinococcosis or hydatid cyst (hc) is considered as one of the major parasitic infections in iran that causes many health problems and economic losses in communities. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hc in patients referred to surgery wards of three hospitals in khorram-abad, the center of lorestan province in south-west of iran from 2002 - 2006. methods: to...

background: the purpose of this study was to perform seroepidemiological investigation for determining the status of human fasciolosis in pirabad village, lorestan province, western iran. methods: blood samples were taken from residents of the village including 801 individuals. sera were separated and stored at -20°c until used. the samples were analyzed using elisa. results: anti- fasciola ant...

background cutaneous leishmaniasis with zoonotic and anthroponotic forms is an endemic disease and a health problem in our country. identification of parasite species and the type of disease is very important for treatment of disease as well as planning the control program. this study was carried out to identify the parasite species causing cutaneous leishmaniasis by nested pcr in poledokhtar d...

iodine as a trace micronutrient has important role in body physiology and its sufficient intake is essential for synthesize and secrete adequate amounts of thyroid gland hormones which influenced all periods of human life including fetal, childhood and adolescence. the aim of this study was to evaluate iodine concentration in marketed edible salt samples in lorestan province, comparing with exi...

the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hydatidosis in lorestan province during a 10 year period (2005-2014). we surveyed medical records of infected patients with hydatid cyst who had been operated in referral hospitals of lorestan province, iran. several parameters were analyzed including age, gender, place of residency, hospitalization time, and the location of cysts. cystic...

background: in view of high prevalence of gi cancers in lorestan province, western iran, and a large number of esophageal cancer patients in this region, this study was done to determine the frequency of various gi cancers in the area. â  methods: in a cross-sectional study, all patients from lorestan province for whom endoscoppy and colonoscopy were performed and biopsy was provided entered ou...