background: in iran, despite the use of vaccine since 1976, we are still having local epidemics especially in the children aged 15-20 years old. since 1996, the yearly epidemics of measles have been reported in these groups in sistan- baluchestan province, south east of iran. the present study was conducted to determinate the level of immunity in this target population in zahedan. methods: a to...

abstract       background and objectives: plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein-1 (pfmsp-1) is a promising vaccine against malaria during its blood stages which play an important role in immunity to this disease. polymorphic nature of this gene is a major obstacle in making an effective vaccine against malaria. in this study, the genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparum isolates was...

Background:Malaria infection is still one of the most important public health concerns globally. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospective epidemiological study of malaria in Khash City, Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran from 1999 to 2016. Methods:This was a retrospective study, which collected official data of 26-year trend of malaria in ...

background: indirect genetic diagnosis using polymorphic dna markers can detect carriers of hemophilia a. this technique is preferable in developing countries because of its simplicity and cost effectiveness compared to direct mutation analysis. in the present study, we examined usefulness of intragenic marker bcl i restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) at intron 18, for carrier detec...

background: leishmaniasis is a sand fly-borne disease caused by the protozoan parasites belonging to the genus leishmania . because of the preventing and controlling methods, clinical course, prognosis and choice of treatment are differing from species; differentiation of species is critical. the present study was aimed to detect the parasite species using the pcr-rflp method. methods: a total ...

In this paper, the reuse of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation of agricultural land and its effect on soil quality has been investigated in an arid region of Iran. For this purpose, two pilots of 2,000 m2 area with a variety of plants were selected near the effluent discharge of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Zahedan and Zabol cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The wastewater t...