a survey was carried out in seven villages around bandarabass, on persion gulf, to determine the prevalence of the intestinal protozoa infections. out of the 835 stool specimens examined, 676 samples were positive with single and multiple infections. the most prevalent of intestinal protozoa in bandarabass were entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba coli, giardia lambia and iodamoeba butschlii.

BACKGROUND Zoonoses pose a risk to public health. OBJECTIVE To carry out the investigation of the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of baboons, Papio anubis, frequenting the Wikki base Camp in Yankari National Park, Nigeria. METHOD Formol-ether concentration technique was used to isolate parasite eggs and cysts from faecal samples. RESULTS Parasites recovered were Ascaris lumbricoi...

BACKGROUND Intestinal parasitic infections are considered a serious public health problem and widely distributed worldwide, mainly in urban and rural environments of tropical and subtropical countries. Globally, soil-transmitted helminths and protozoa are the most common intestinal parasites. Blastocystis sp. is a highly prevalent suspected pathogenic protozoan, and considered an unusual protis...

examination of faecal samples of 6,430 school children aged between 2 and 20 years, for gastrointestinal parasites using sedimentation and kato smear techniques was carried out in benin city, nigeria between january 1997 and december 1998. four thousand two hundred and thirty six (65.8%) were infected. three species of protozoa and 8 species of helminths were recorded as follows: entamoeba hist...

results the results showed that the chimeric recombinant protein induced strong humoral response as well as protection against live oral challenges using e. coli o157:h7. conclusions the rit could reduce bacterial shedding effectively. objectives the eae gene encoded intimin protein which is essential for colonization of the mucosa and a/e lesions formation by docking to the tir. materials and ...

this study was carried out to determine the prevalence of foodborne pathogens, escherichia coli, e. coli o157:h7, listeria monocytogenes and campylobacter spp. on slaughtered cattle in isfahan, iran. a total of 203 cattle carcasses were sampled by surface section of neck meat taken immediately after slaughter and analyzed using microbiological examinations. suspected colonies to e. coli o157:h7...

shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (stec) are food-borne pathogens primarily associated with the consumption of contaminated ground beef and are an important food safety concern worldwide. stec has been found to produce a family of related cytotoxins known as shiga toxins (stxs). shiga toxins have been classified into two major classes, stx1 and stx2. a single strains of stec can produce st...