in this study parasitic infection of bobwhite and japanese quails were clarified in farms of garmsar city in province of semnan. forty quails from two breeds randomly were selected and they examined to identify all internal and external parasites .finding was shown that five percent of the quails examined harbored one or more species of helminthes. two cestodes, raillietina echinobothrida and r...

background:  scabies is an ectoparasitic infection, which occurs because of direct skin-to skin contact. the ideal treatment modality is still unclear and further research on this topic is warranted. the aim of the study was to com­pare the efficacy and safety of the topical scabicides: permethrin, crotamiton and sulfur ointment. methods: fifty four patients with diagnosed scabies were randomly...

conclusions schistosomiasis is one of the major tropical and communicable diseases in the eastern mediterranean region (emr). however, today it is eliminated in iran by schistosomiasis control practices. results on the basis of our results, using a national program for schistosomiasis control based on active and passive case finding, snail control programs, education of people, conducting train...

conclusions capillaria hepatica should be considered in differential diagnoses in any child with fever, hepatomegaly, eosinophilia and hyperglobulinemia. case presentation the current paper reports a case of capillaria hepatica infection in a four-year-old boy which presented with fever, hepatomegaly, peripheral eosinophilia, and noticeable weight loss. the diagnosis was made on the histologica...

background: helicobacter pylori is a common cause of chronic infection in human beings. the infection has universal prevalence and contracts all age groups. probably, these bacteria are the cause of the most common chronic bacterial infection in man and have infected approximately half of the world population. the urease of these bacteria degrades the urea in stomach’s mucosa to ammoniac which ...

as a part of a major ecological study of hanna wetland, semirum region, isfahan province, parasitic infestation of 3 native and one introduced fish species were investigated. a total of 120 fish specimens were collected by both cast net and a series of gillnets between fall and winter 2007, and spring and summer 2008. some of the observed parasites are reported for the first time as new host re...

aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence rate of cryptosporidium and other enteropathogen parasites among patients with gastroenteritis in western cities of mazandaran province, northern iran, during one year. background : as specific characterization, high humidity, ecological conditions, superficial water sources, municipal water supplies, domestic and industrial animal husb...

background: helicobacter pylori is the most common cause of chronic infection in the human stomach. the infection has universe prevalence in all age groups. probably, this bacterium is the cause of most common chronic bacterial infection in human beings and infects approximately half of the world population. h. pylori produces urease, an enzyme that degrades the urea in the stomach’s mucous to ...

In this study parasitic infection of bobwhite and Japanese quails were clarified in farms of Garmsar city in province of Semnan. Forty quails from two breeds randomly were selected and they examined to identify all internal and external parasites .Finding was shown that five percent of the quails examined harbored one or more species of helminthes. Two cestodes, Raillietina echinobothrida and R...

buccal cavity as a compound ecosystem has always been ignored in parasitic infection studies; however it seems that studying on mouth and tooth prevalent parasitic infections is of great importance. in this study, from 120 patients of both sexes referred to faculty of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, iran, (2001-2002) 240 samples were taken from the plaques and calculus of dept...