Soraya Naem

Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

[ 1 ] - Evidence of morphine like substance and μ-opioid receptor expression in Toxacara canis (Nematoda: Ascaridae)

Toxocara canis (Nematoda: Ascaridae) is an intestinal nematode parasite of dogs, which can also cause disease in humans. Transmission to humans usually occurs because of direct contact with T. canis eggs present in soil contaminated with the feces of infected dogs. This nematode has extraordinary abilities to survive for many years in different tissues of vertebrates, and deve...

[ 2 ] - The European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), as a reservoir for helminth parasites in Iran

From April 2009 to December 2011, 44 dead hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) were collected incidentally from areas of Urmia, Iran. The overall prevalence of helminth infections was 95.0%. Specific parasites and their prevalences were: Physalopteraclausa(93.0%), Crenosoma striatum (61.0%), Capillariaaerophila(9.0%), Capillariasspp.(4.0...

[ 3 ] - Gastrointestinal parasitic infection of slaughtered sheep (Zel breed) in Fereidoonkenar city, Iran

The present study was carried out to determine parasitic infection of sheep with gastrointestinal helminthes in a slaughterhouse in Fereidoonkenar city, Iran. A total number of 50 sheep were examined from April to September 2008. Nematodes were removed from abomasums, small and large intestines, and kept in A.F.A. solution (alcohol, formaldeyde, acetic acid, distilled water, and glycerine) for ...

[ 4 ] - مطالعه فون بندپایان انگل خارجی سگ در منطقه گیلانغرب استان کرمانشاه

زمینه مطالعه: آلودگی سگ به بندپایان انگل خارجی دارای اهمیت بهداشت انسانی و دامپزشکی در دنیا و ایران به دلیل انتقال عوامل بیماریزا می‌باشد. هدف: هدف از این مطالعه تعیین فراوانی و تنوع گونه‌ای بندپایان انگل خارجی در سگ‌های منطقه گیلانغرب بود. روش کار: 138 قلاده سگ (93 قلاده سگ گله و 45 قلاده سگ نگهبان) به روش تصادفی ساده از فروردین ماه سال1391 تا خرداد ماه سال 1392 مطالعه گردیدند. سطح بدن سگ‌ها ا...