introduction: helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is a gastric pathogen of primates and causes active chronic gastritis as well as peptic ulcers. a wide range of studies is in effect to prevent or cure helicobacter infection and thus its associated disorders. in order to test various drug regimens as well as potential vaccines against h. pylori infection, a suitable animal model is required which s...

background: despite the progress made, animal bites and rabies are one of the important health problems in the country. the purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of animal bites and rabies during 2004–2014 in lorestan province to prevent them in population of the province for the future prospective aspects. materials and methods: in a descriptive cross‑sectional study, all t...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is a complex disease resulting from the occurrence of intermingled episodes of neuro-inflammation and degeneration. the temporal and spatial patterns in which these events occur are not well understood as well as the molecular substrates underlying it. myelin loss and gain, as well as axonal damage are considered crucial events influencing the course of the disease but t...

background: human toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of toxocaracanis . we examine the toxocara seroprevalance in veterinarians and animal husbandry workers living in the mugla province, turkey to evaluate better the risk factors for toxocara exposure. methods: in 2014, 376 volunteers participated in the study in 2014. all blood specimens were tested using a commercial e...

cystic echinococcosis caused by echinococcus spp. is considered endemic in iran. to clarify the pre­sent status of hydatidosis in iran the present review article is presented. authentic databases and search engines from 1996 onwards were utilized to enquire the situation of the disease in iran. human hydati­dosis is responsible for approximately 1% of admission to surgical wards and the rate of...

purpose: the purpose of this study is to model cryptosporidiosis in laboratory animals. the parasites were inoculated into animalsand thenmultiplied. the process of proliferation was compared to controlcryptosporidiosis in humans. materials and methods: twenty-five laboratory mice (4-7 days of age) and twenty-five laboratory rats (5 days of age) were assigned to the category i while the categor...

animal welfare considerations are becoming increasingly important for farming of animals, both in tunisia and internationally. practices which may have once been deemed acceptable are now being reassessed in the light of new knowledge and changing attitudes. and a clearly defined concept of welfare is needed for use in precise scientific measurements. if animal welfare is to be compared in diff...

background: giardia has the ability to infect many mammals including dogs, cats, deer, mice, ground squirrels, chinchillas, swine, rabbits, pocket mice, oxen, guinea pigs, and humans. giardia lamblia (also giardia duodenalis, g.intestinalis) isolates have been variably divided into two or three genotypes by different investigators, and each group can be divided into subgroups. objectives: we ha...