b ackground: we attempted to determine the prevalence of hepatozoon spp. infection in mashhad, northeast of iran, via blood smear parasitology. m ethods: the prevalence was investigated by examination of blood smear parasitology, using blood samples collected from 254 dogs (51 strays and 203 privately owned-dogs). r esults: two stray dogs (2/51; 3.92%) and two privately-owned dogs (2/203; 0.98%...

It is a pleasure and an honor to introduce Armand Kuris as the 2010 recipient of the Clark P. Read Mentor Award. This award honors extraordinary leadership in training young scientists and fledging budding parasitologists. It targets individuals who develop strong parasitology research and education at their institution. Armand has spent over 35 years at UC Santa Barbara passionately doing both...