10 articles in this issue
MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi
Sand fly research has a long history in Iran beginning with the work of Adler, Theodor and Lourie in 1930 and followed by Mesghali’s foundational taxonomic work on sand flies in 1943. Since then, research has continued unabated throughout the country and ... see more
A Veysi, H Vatandoost, MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi, MH Arandian, R Jafari, M Hosseini, H abdoli, Y Rassi, K Heidari, A Sadjadi, R Fadaei, J Ramazanpour, K Aminian, MR Shirzadi, AA Akhavan
Background: Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is an increasing health problems in many rural areas of Iran. The aim of this study was to introduce a new alternative rodenticide to control the reservoirs of ZCL, its effect on the vector density ... see more
A Abu Bakar, S Sulaiman, B Omar, R Mat Ali
Background: Melaleuca cajuputi essential oil in aerosol spray was evaluated against the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus at low cost housing flats in Section 10, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Methods: Essential oil in aerosol viz: 5% and... see more
A Nikpay, S Nabian, M Taheri
Background: Considering the importance of ticks as a main group transmitting pathogen organisms, this study designed to recognize immunogenic proteins in different tissues of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus tick and to find out if there are common pr... see more
M Shayeghi, MH Dehghani, M Alimohammadi, K Goodini
Background: Organophosphorus pesticides are one of the most consumable poisons. Such poisons can enter water sources by different routes. Since consuming some drinking water containing an amount of poison higher than the standard level, causes undesirable... see more
A Saghafipour, MR Abai, B Farzinnia, R Nafar, H Ladonni, S Azari-Hamidian
Background: There is very little information about the mosquito fauna of Qom Province, central Iran. By now only three species; Anopheles claviger, An. multicolor, and An. superpictus have been reported in the province. To study mosquito fauna and providi... see more
B Vazirianzadeh, F Farhadpour, M Hosseinzadeh, M Zarean, SA Moravvej
Background: Scorpion sting is a public health problem in Khuzestan, South-West Iran. The aims of the current study were to monitor the hospitalized children, due to scorpion sting, and releasing more clinical and epidemiologic data related to scorpionism ... see more
B Mosallanejad, AR Alborzi, N Katvandi
Background: The objective was to determine the prevalence of ectoparasite infestations in referred companion dogs to veterinary hospital of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, from 2009 to 2010.Methods:A total of 126 dogs were sampled for ectoparasit... see more
K Hazrati Tappeh, AR Chavshin, H Mohammadzadeh Hajipirloo, S Khashaveh, H Hanifian, A Bozorgomid, M Mohammadi, D Jabbari Gharabag, H Azizi
Background: Pediculosis capitis is cosmopolitan health problem. In addition to its physical problems, its psycho-logical effects especially on pupils are more important. This study was conducted to determine the Pediculosis capitis among primary school pu... see more
R Dehghani, MM Sedaghat, M Sabahi Bidgoli
A case of myiasis due to Musca domestica describes in Pseudocerastes persicus for the first time. The snake was found in Bari Karafs, Kashan, Iran, with a lesion on its body. Fourteen live larvae of M. domestica removed from its wound. This is the first r... see more