For the congenital malformations, as for many other non-communicable diseases and defects, the collection of epidemiological knowledge based on statistical procedures is just beginning. A comprehensive investigation of the incidence of malformations of the central nervous system in Birmingham, England, and the relationship of these malformations to certain epidemiological variables, has recentl...

background: in this study, we examined the epidemiological aspects of neonatal mortality due to intrauterine infections with regard to regional characteristics. methods: consolidated report of the ministry of health and social development of the republic of kazakhstan on children deceased during their first 28 days of life due to intrauterine infections (p23 – congenital pneumonia, p35-39 – inf...

Aim: Bluetongue is a non-contagious, infectious viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants; which is believed to have originated in Africa. The epidemiology of Bluetongue virus infection is poorly defined in many parts of the world, including a wide range of Asia and the Middle East. This paper reports the results of a Bluetongue serological survey in sheep from some provinces of Iran during ...

AIM To assess the prevalence of injuries in elementary schools and determine specific risk groups of school-age children. METHODS According to the 1991 census, there were 6,398 children between 7 and 14 years of age in the study area of the former Koprivnica district. During the 1992-1997 period, 354 children were injured in school. The registration of injured children was performed via struc...

BACKGROUND Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, (MRAB) is an important cause of hospital acquired infection. AIM To document the emergence of MRAB in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU); and to characterize its hospital-wide outbreak by investigating antibiotypes and genotypes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A six-month prospective study for the presence of MRAB infection or colonization on inpatie...