introduction of ostrich (struthio camelus domesticus), a new exotic host species to a new ecosystem likeiran, necessitates the study of its infectious diseases including parasitic infestations. for a period of one year, from 2002–03, faecal samples of 254 ostriches on 5 farms located at different parts of iran, includinggarmsar, semnan province (n = 85); nashtaroud, mazandaran province (n = 29)...

canids are reservoir for some zoonoses helminthic disease. they are one of main public health problem. theaim of this study was to ascertain frequency of gastrointestinal helminthic infection of stray dogs in zabol city,southeaster of iran. in this descriptive study, 30 stray dogs were euthanized, intestine was removed by necropsy.then, the intestines was opened by scalpel and their contents pa...

Gastrointestinal inflammation is a complex biological response to injury as a result of different stimuli such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants. Symbiotic microbiome in digestive tract is considered to protect gut by removing harmful stimuli and to enhance healing process. Alteration or absence of microbiome can lead to exacerbated type 2 immunity and allergic/infectious and inflammato...

rntro Cystom. (lntestin;.il Duplications and , or intes-, SUtinal Cysts). These are . congenital cysts who contain  wall has a same histologie pattern as intestinal wall, and they are common in ab- dominal cavity and 70% of them are located in ileocecal region. Twenty percent (20%)oi these cysts have a entrance to intestinal lumen and the rest of them are closed cysts. With duplications in thor...