background: dog is known to act as definitive host for some parasites that cause important diseases in man and animals. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of neospora caninum and other intestinal parasites in dogs in khorasan razavi province, iran. methods : a cross-sectional study was done concerning frequency of n. canium and other in­testinal parasites in dogs in ma...

background: intestinal parasitic infections have a worldwide distribution. high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in individuals with low socioeconomic status and environmental conditions was found. no study has ever been conducted on the prevalence of these infections in jiroft. therefore, in this study prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was evaluated in jiroft, kerman p...

background: the prevalence of intestinal parasites infection in institutions for mental retarda­tion of ur­mia city, west azerbaijan province, iran was investigated. methods: this descriptive - cross sectional study was carried out in of urmia city in 2007-2008. fecal samples of 225 less than 29 year old mentally disabled individu­als were examined using direct smear, formalin - ether concen­tr...

Background & Aims: Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in human. Parasites are one of the most important causes of infectious diseases in patients with AIDS. The prevalence of these parasites varies based on the condition of host’s immune system and the stage of disease (HIV/AIDS). To compare the prevalence of opportunistic intestinal parasites a c...

the intestinal parasitic infection is one of the major health problems in northern parts of iran, especially in rural areas. in order to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and the effect of some factors such as age, sex, region on the prevalence of intestinal parasites, a study was carried out in rural areas of tonekabon, caspian littoral, from jul. 1991 to feb. 1992. a total of 2...