Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

BACKGROUND Echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. This investigation assessed the presence of E. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the Chenaran region of Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fecal samples from 77 domestic and stray dogs and 14 wild carnivores were examined...

Motorcycle Fatal Accidents in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran

BACKGROUND All over the world motorcycle accident are one of the major causes of road death and injury. This study aimed to determine the pattern of Motorcycle Fatal Accidents in Mashhad-Iran. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 2006 to analyze the epidemiological pattern of the motorcycle accident in Mashhad, North-Eastern Iran. Three hundred fifty cases of moto...

Study of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis infections in canidiae in Ardabile province of Iran

Study of Echinococcus Granulosus and Echinococcus Multilocularis Infections in Canidiae in Ardabile Province of Iran

In a cross-sectional study (1992-1994) on wild and domestic carnivores infected with E. granulosus and E. multilocularis in plain and mountaineous areas of Ardabile province, 130 intestinal specimens of dogs, red fox(Vulpes vulpes), wolves (Canis bupus), jackals (Canis aureus), wild and domestic cats (Felis chaou) were collected and examined for Echinococcus species. The percentage of E. granul...

Serological study of small ruminant lentiviruses in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran

Maedi-Visna (MV) virus and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus known as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) cause chronic diseases in susceptible animals. The main reservoirs of these viral agents are sheep and goat. In sheep, MV virus causes a disease as the same name of the virus. This is the first seroprevalence survey of SRLVs in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran...