the species diversity and geographical distribution of the scorpion fauna of chaharmahal va bakhteyari province is little known so far. in the present study, more than 110 specimens were collected from near 20 sampling stations from different regions of ch & b province. in total, five species belong to five different genera were found. the species were identified as mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii...

Snails are creatures present in various ecosystems that, in addition to being present in human surroundings, some of them are also important in veterinary medicine and medicine as the intermediate hosts of Digenean trematodes. The present study was conducted to identify and determine the geographical distribution of freshwater snails and investigate the relationship of variables, such as season...

Congenital malformations are among the most distressing diseases that affect mankind. Attempts to reconstruct the major anomalies have only limited success. Malformations affecting the brain are usually associated with some degree of mental deficiency. The recognition of causative agents such as infection, drugs, and genetic abnormalities offers some hope toward their prevention. Unfortunately ...

This epidemiological review was carried out to display the magnitude and the geographic distribution of scorpion envenomation in Iran with focus on the southwestern region of Iran, particularly. The Iranian recognized scorpions belonging to two families, including Buthidae and Scorpionidae. Buthidae family consists of 14 genuses, 26 species, and 18 sub-species, while Scorpionidae family has thr...