to determine the frequency of mumps infection in children hospitalized with aseptic meningoencephalitis ( me), as well as its correlation with parotiditis, this case-series study was conducted in the pediatric ward ofrasool akram hospital in tehran, iran, from 1 999 to 2001. t he blood samples of these patients were tested for specific igm antibody for mumps by elisa method. the results of this...

background: animal bite is an important and preventable health hazard. this study aimed to determine the epidemiology of animal bites in north khorasan province in iran.   materials and methods: data gathered from health centers from march 2005 until december 2011 were used for this cross-sectional descriptive study of animal bites.   results: a total of 18,517 animal bite cases were reported d...

conclusions post-vaccination encephalomyelitis is a very rare side effect of mencevax acwy. introduction post-vaccination encephalomyelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. it is triggered by certain vaccines. the diagnosis of post-vaccination encephalomyelitis depends on the close temporal relationship between vaccination and clinical presentation. case presentation w...

Vaccination of livestock with effective vaccine could be one of the control methods for hydatid cyst. In this study a new recombinant vaccine (Eg95) from New Zealand was prepared and used. Thirty health sheep from the same race and identical age and sex were selected. There was no history of any past vaccination or disease in selected animals. Animals were randomly categorized to four groups. O...

background rabies has been reported as the most important endemic zoonotic disease in iran and still remains as a major public health problem. objectives the main objective of the current research was to study the epidemiology of animal bites in borujerd county in iran and to compare its prevalence to other parts of iran from april 2006 to september 2011. patients and methods the data were reco...

conclusions the results showed a declining trend in anti-hbsab titers over the time after vaccination against hepatitis b virus in our region. further studies are warranted to establish the need for a booster dose in cases that are at risk of hepatitis b virus infection. results hepatitis b seroprotection rates (anti hbsab ≥ 10 iu/l) among vaccinated children and adolescents aged 1 and 18 years...

introduction: tetanus is a serious infectious disease and the most common cause of neonatal mortality in developing countries. although neonatal tetanus (nt) can be prevented by immunization of expectant mothers, good hygiene and asepsis during delivery, total eradication of organism is not possible. methods: the cross-sectional study was done on 480 pregnant women after delivery. data was coll...

introduction : rabies is a disease that has been known since antiquity. it is a highly fatal acute disease of the central nervous system caused by a lyssavirus. prior to the discovery of the rabies vaccine, rabies-infected individuals fell victim to the delusions and superstitions associated with this disease. though it has been neglected in many regions of the world, rabies remains one of the ...

whooping cough and diphtheria are vaccine preventable diseases. diphtheria, due to corynebacterium diphtheriae or corynebactium ulcerans, two gram positive bacteria, is a serious upper respiratory tract disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. vaccination, via an acellular vaccine composed only of purified, detoxified diphtheria toxin, has significantly reduced the incidence of the dise...

background: despite the efforts to enhance hygiene education and personal hygiene and use of antibiotics and vaccination, infectious diseases remain the second cause of mortality worldwide. vaccination is one of the greatest medical achievements in the prevention of mortality and morbidity, which has decreased treatment costs. this study aimed to compare the complications caused by pentavalent ...