Kamran Akbarzadeh

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

[ 1 ] - Synanthropic Ants as Vectors of Pathogens in Hospitals of Iran

Background: Synanthropic ants can transmit pathogens especially in hospital environments,  but this fact had not been confirmed in Palaearctic region. This is the first study on confirming this ability of ants in this region. Methods: Three hospitals of Bandar Abbas, Iran have been selected for monthly sampling of ants in their various wards. The main processe...

[ 2 ] - Biological Diversity and the Synanthropy Behvaiour of Calliphoridae Flies in Abadan County, 2015

Background: Some members of family Calliphoridae are myiasis agents and mechanical vectors of some pathogens. The aim of this study was to measure the biodiversity and synanthropy behaviour of Calliphoridae flies in Abadan, Khuzestan province. Methods:Data were collected based on a monthly schedule during March to December 2014 in urban, semi-urban and rural e...

[ 3 ] - تعیین فون برخی بندپایان مهم از نظر پزشکی قانونی در شمال کشور

Background and Aim: Availability of  preliminary data on fauna and distribution of forensically important insects in a region is very important. Considering absence of such data in the north of Iran, this was study was undertaken with  the aim of finding the fauna of insects on rabbit carcasses as an animal model in Babol, a city in the north of Iran. Materials and Methods: This study was co...