Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions in recent years. There is little information on dengue fever epidemiology in Iran. High prevalence of dengue fever in Pakistan bordering southeast Iran emphasizes the need for paying more attention to monitoring of the disease in this region. The aim of this study was to study the dengue...

In 2009 and 2010, a series of measles outbreaks, involving different age groups, occurred in rural areas of the Chabahar district in southeast Iran. These outbreaks raised questions regarding the effectiveness of immunization programs in these areas. To determine the most important factors leading to these outbreaks, and to determine the effectiveness of the measles vaccination program, the...

This prospective study aimed to estimate the incidence and associated factors of severe maternal morbidity in southeast Iran. During a 9-month period in 2013, all women referring to eight hospitals for termination of pregnancy as well as women admitted during 42 days after the termination of pregnancy were enrolled into the study. Maternal near miss conditions were defined based on Say et al.'s...

Iranians of whom 52 were females and 109 were males. The median age was 35, the youngest being 18 and the oldest 66 years of age. They represented individuals from all the Iranian regions who live in Tehran, the capital. For the factor V Leiden mutation 9 heterozygotes were found (frequency of 5.5%), with an allele frequency of 2.7% and for the G20210A mutation 5 heterozygotes were found (frequ...

Natural stones (armourstones) of varying sizes and qualities are frequently used to construct breakwaters protect coastal engineering structures from wave actions for economic reasons. Time-related armourstone deterioration in the form abrasion disintegration may result structural damage. Therefore, it is necessary investigate performance quality armourstones, which should be robust long-lastin...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania tropica is endemic in Kerman, southeastern Iran. While dogs have long been implicated as the main domestic reservoirs of L. infantum, etiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL), they can also carry L. tropica infection. The objective of the present study was to determine molecular identity and to evaluate histopatholog...