This study was conducted in 2004 to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HBC) and human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus infection in 133 injecting drug users (IDUs) attending a voluntary rehabilitation centre in Shahr-e-Kord, and to identify risk factors for these infections in this group. Serum samples were screened for HBV, HCV and HIV infection. Only 1 participant (0.8%) w...

background: this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in meshkin-shahr district as endemic areas of human visceral leishmaniasis (hvl) for presenting control program of hvl to health authorities.  methods: a seroepidemiological study to determine seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) among owner­ship dogs using direct agglutination tests (...

analysis of masoud sa'ad salman :union:s shahr ashoob with the perspectives of goldmann and burdieumoharram rezayati kishekhaleh & ali nosrati siyahmazgi abstractshahr ashoob is the context about praising people of city or courtier and lovely describing of owners' social professions. we can categorize shahr ashoob in three groups: urbun shahr ashoob; :union:s shahr ashoob is about des...

aims: considering the medical significance of cockroaches as insect vectors of food toxicities, and triggering allergy in respiratory system and skin, this survey was conducted to study the frequency of infestation and their effective factors in shahin shahr, iran. materials & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2010 in shahin shahr, isfahan, iran. data gathering ...

marble wares found in excavations in jirof and shahr-i sokhta were analyzed by xrf and xrf and examined based on petrographic tests in order to reveal the structural differences. samples of jiroft are mainly yellow in color with scattered yellow veins, while those of the shahr-i sokhta are quite different in form and have colorful veins ranging from yellow to brown. the present study aimed main...

leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases in terms of human injury and economic consequences which has a wide range of clinical protests of skin damage to fatal visceral discomfort covers. kala-azar is a mediterranean-type in and its main reservoirs are dogs and canine family. currently the most common disease centers are in parts of provinces such as ardebil, fars, east of ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to conduct a seroprevalence survey in Meshkin-Shahr, Ardabil Province, north western Iran to detect the rate of human fascioliasis in the city and nearby villages. Literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. METHODS Overall, 458 serum samples were collected by randomized cluster sampling method from 153 males and 305 females referred to ...