background: this study was conducted to collect informative data on the parasitic infection of wild rodents, emphasizing on finding parasites, which have medical importance to human. methods:   during 2012-2014, a total number of 91 wild rodents were captured from rural areas of turkmen sahra, golestan province, using handmade traps. animals were anesthetized, surveyed for any ectoparasite and ...

background: the present study was aimed to elucidate the status of intestinal hel­minth infec­tions in canids of moghan plain, northwestern iran. methods: eighty-five intestine samples from dead or shot wild canids, 59 fecal samples from sheepdogs and 5 from red foxes were collected from 2006 to 2008 and examined in parasitology department of pasteur institute of iran. results: generally, adult...

background and objectives: poultry are more susceptible to receiving and spreading of fungal infections in exact condi- tions. the goal of this study was to identify the normal fungal flora and dermatophytes agent of the combs and wattles of adult native chickens in tehran, iran. materials and methods: a total of 150 combs and wattles samples were collected by skin scraping or brushing of the m...

epidemiological features of some of several foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl), such as bushehr province, had not been detected in iran. this study was carried out for detection and characterization of epidemiological features of cl in these regions, from oct. 1998 to oct. 1999. all of the primary school children aged 7-14 years and total populations of 14 villages were examined for the prese...

some parasites can be transferred from fish to human via eating of contaminated meat and make serious problems in consumers. in the present study zoonotic parasites of abdominal cavity in pike-perch, sander lucioperca, in south eastern part of the caspian sea have been surveyed. in this regard, 30 fish were caught by purse seine net and abdominal cavity, digestive tract and other organs (kidney...

background: complete and fast diagnosis, registry and treatment programs are the main effective strategies for controlling infectious diseases. in addition, an organized and extended infectious disease surveillance system is crucial in designing and monitoring communicable diseases control programs. the quality of the surveillance system can be evaluated by several indices such as timeliness, c...

background: echinococcus granulosus , a zoonotic cestode parasite, causative agent of hydatid cyst is endemic in many parts of the world including the middle east. study on different aspects of this parasite is very important and valuable. however, working with adult worms which their habitat situated in the small intestine of canids, is dangerous and risky. achieving such risky situa­tion need...