To determine the prevalence of animal fascioliasis in coastal regions of the Caspian Sea, during 2006-2007, a total of 2368 faecal samples were collected from sheep (n=1250), cattle (n=975) and horse (n=143). The samples were obtained directly from the rectum of animals. Floatation method was performed for determination of egg per gram of faeces (EPG). Our findings revealed the presence of Fasc...

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease endemic in some areas of Gilan province. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of the personnel employed in Health System Network (Including Behvarzes, Kardans and physicians) on leprosy. Materials and Methods: Questionnaires consisting of 14 multiple choice questions for Behvarzes and 20 multiple choice questions for Kardans and physicians wee...

1 Department of Mathematics, Donga-A University, Pusan 604-714, South Korea 2 Division of General Edu.-Math., Kwangwoon University, Seoul 139-701, South Korea 3 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Konkook University, Chungju 139-701, South Korea 4 Department of Mathematics, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, South Korea 5 Department of Computer Science, Chungbuk National ...

Young-Eun Kim, Ho-Bum Kang, Jeong-A Park, Ki-Hoan Nam, Hyung-Joo Kwon & Younghee Lee* Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Bio-Evaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongwon-gun 305-333, Center for Medical Science Research and Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Hallym Univer...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about the amphistomid fauna in Iranian domestic ruminants depends on the studies conducted almost 30 years ago. The last situation in cattle is introduced here in the provinces in south coast of Caspian Sea. METHODS Amphistomid species were collected from cattle at slaughter houses of the provinces Gilan and Mazanderan in 2010. Median sagittal sections were prepared by th...