leishmaniasis is one of the six important tropical diseases, different aspects of which required to be studied, as recommended by world health organization. cutaneous leishmaniasis is a prevalent parasitological disease with diverse clinical manifestations in iran. this study investigated the status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in poledokhtar district, during 2001-2011. this descriptive survey wa...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to perform seroepidemiological investigation for determining the status of human fasciolosis in Pirabad Village, Lorestan Province, western Iran. METHODS Blood samples were taken from residents of the village including 801 individuals. Sera were separated and stored at -20°C until used. The samples were analyzed using ELISA. RESULTS Anti-Fasciola ant...

Balanced cross-sections across the Zagros fold–thrust belt in Iran are used to analyze the geometry of deformation within the sedimentary cover rocks, and to test the hypothesis of basement involved thrusting throughout the fold–thrust belt. Although the Zagros deformation front is a relatively rectilinear feature, the sinuous map-view morphology of the mountain front is a result of a 6 km stru...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by blood-borne pathogen, hepatitis C virus (HCV). OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HCV infection and associated risk factors among addicts in drug treatment centers in Lorestan Province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional sero-behavioral survey was given to drug addicts in the drug trea...

tourism is an element depends on climate so that suitable climate and weather forecast in the destination is an attractive factor for tourists. in this research we used 9 synoptic stations data and tci index of lorestan province for comfort assessment of the province .this index use 7 climatic factors includes: rainfall, temperature, mean and minimum relative humidity, maximum temperature, dail...