Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd

Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - The Relationship between Climatic Factors and the Prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in North West of Iran

  Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is most commonly found among children under the age of 10 in some provinces of Iran including Ardabil. As such, this study set out to determine the relationship between some climatic factors and the prevalence of VL in Northwest of Iran. Materials and Methods In this descriptive-analytic study, data collection was done on some climatic factors including ...

[ 2 ] - Epidemiologic aspects of cutaneaus leishmaniasis in Hajiabad, Hormozgan, Iran (2003)

Introduction: Zoontic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is one of the most important vector-born diseases in Iran, transmitted by phlebotominae sandfiles and its foci exist in different parts of the country. In Hormozgan province, south of Iran, cataneous leishmaniasis mainly reports from Hajiabad, Banda-Lengeh and Kahoorestan. This study is conducted to investigate epidemiology of leishmaniasis in...

[ 3 ] - بررسی اپیدمیولوژی لیشمانیوز جلدی در شهرستان اندیمشک 1389-1384

مقدمه: نظر به همجواری استان خوزستان با کانونهای اندمیک لیشمانیوز جلدی نظیر بوشهر ، ایلام و اصفهان و نیز بروز کانونهای جدید بیماری سالک در این استان همچون شهرستان اندیمشک ، مطالعه حاضر با هدف بررسی برخی جنبه‌های اپیدمیولوژیک این بیماری و نمایان ساختن اهمیت کنترل آن در شهرستان اندیمشک انجام گرفت. مواد و روش ها: در این مطالعه مقطعی، توصیفی و تحلیلی، اطلاعات اپیدمیولوژیک شامل سن ، جنس ، محل زندگی...

[ 4 ] - Influence of climatic factors on probability of presence and geographical distribution of Phlebotomus papatasi, main vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, in selected counties of Khuzestan Province, 2018

Introduction Phlebotomus papatasi, the main vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis with the agent of Leishmania major is in Iran that is widely distributed in the country. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of climatic factors on the presence probability of a vector in some counties of Khuzestan Province. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, sand flies were collec...