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...

background :    salmonellosis is an infectious and a food-borne disease of humans and animals. the initial source of the infection is the intestinal tracts of birds and other animals. apparently healthy animals can become subclinical carriers and persistently shed salmonella in their feces which can act as a reservoir for the pathogen. the aim of this study is to detect the carriers of salmonel...

the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hydatidosis in lorestan province during a 10 year period (2005-2014). we surveyed medical records of infected patients with hydatid cyst who had been operated in referral hospitals of lorestan province, iran. several parameters were analyzed including age, gender, place of residency, hospitalization time, and the location of cysts. cystic...