A new species of the genus Laelaspis Berlese, Laelaspis elongatus sp. n. is described based on adult female and male specimens collected in association with Pheidole pallidula (Nylander) (Hym., Formicidae) in Ahwaz, Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, and also Acinopus (Acinopus) picipes (Olivier) (Col., Carabidae) in Bam, Kerman Province, southeastern Iran.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis G virus (HGV) is a member of Flaviviridae. Prevalence of HGV in healthy people is very low, but this virus is more prevalent in patients with hepatitis. Besides, relative frequency of HGV in patients undergoing hemodialysis, and kidney recipients is very high. The role of HGV in pathogenesis is not clear. Since this virus cannot be cultivated, molecular techniques such as R...

High ambient temperature is the major constraint on Buffalo productivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive performance and thyroid gland function in winter and summer seasons in Khuzestan buffalo bulls. Six male indigenous buffaloes of Khuzestan with nearly the same age (2-3 years old) and weight were used. Semen and blood samples through jugular vein were collected, every...

BACKGROUND Leptospirosis as an emerging infectious disease is considered as an important public health problem worldwide. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to identify potential risks for leptospirosis among rice farmers in Khuzestan province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out in Khuzestan, South west Iran, from October to December, 2012. Randomly selected ...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and low vision in Khuzestan province, Iran in 2006. METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study included residents of Khuzestan province during the year 2006. The study was designed according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. Multi-stage proportionate clustered random sampling was employed. Sample size was c...

Background & Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association between maternal serum concentration PAPP-A and free B-HCG at 11-13(+6) weeks uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) 30-34 with prediction preeclampsia.Materials Methods: This cohort performed on 882 women singleton pregnancies from March 2018 November 2020 university hospital (referred center) in Ahvaz/Khuzesta...

Jafar Fattahi-asl, Milad Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi1, Mojtaba Karbalae1, Hamid Reza Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi2, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh3 Departments of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, 3Departments of Biostatistics, School of Health, Ahwaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Khuzestan, 1Department of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Me...

We describe a new species of mite from Iran--Reticulolaelaps hallidayi Joharchi, Nemati & Babaeian sp. nov. (Acari: Laelapidae). The new species was collected in a nest of Tapinoma sp. (Hymnoptera: Formicidae) in Taleghan city, Alborz Province and in soil in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Reticulolaelapsfaini is reported for the first time from Iran. The genus Reticulolaelaps is redes...

This case report states a 25-year-old woman, residing in the city of Dezfool, Khuzestan Province, south of Iran with the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in June 2008. Her skin lesion had developed from 8 months earlier as a nodule on her left arm, 1×3 cm in diameter. Because of severity of the lesion, we prescribed meglumine antimoniate intralesionally with giving up her breast feeding. Af...