Since 1981, Brazil has registered dengue epidemic and simultaneous circulation of the DEN-1 and DEN-2 serotypes in over 2,700 municipalities. In Salvador- Bahia, located in the Northeastern region of the Country, two epidemic outbreaks occurred in the years of 1995 and 1996, with further endemic spread of the disease. This study analyses the incidence of the virosis within this municipal area, ...

purpose: the aim of the present study is to examine the feasibility of implementation organizational health in the public libraries under the supervision of isfahan municipality in 2012-2013 based on mile's model(1969). methodology: a survey - descriptive method was used. the population included all the staff at the public libraries of isfahan (n = 158) in 2012-2013. to determine the sample siz...

This paper examines the working facilities and processes of dentists in the primary healthcare systems of two towns in Bahia State, Brazil, striving to analyze the extent to which factors related to dental care, training, placement and professional profiles influence their practices. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine dentists in both towns, with work process organization patte...

Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Hamidreza Sadeghiyan1, Neda Adibi2, Mohammad Reza Shokrollahi3, Mohsen Pourazizi4 Department of Dermatology, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 1Department of Dermatology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2Department of Dermatology, Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, ...

1 Pediatrics Department, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81676-3695, Iran 2 Environmental Engineering Department, Environment Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 3 Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute of Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Ir...

M. H. Kowsari, Saman Alavi, Bijan Najafi, K. Gholizadeh, E. Dehghanpisheh, and F. Ranjbar 1 Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Center, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran 2 Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Science (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran 3 Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada 4 ...

results fifty four of 84 (64.2%) slides obtained from patients had positive results microscopically, while 79/84 (94%) of slides had positive results by fta card-nested-pcr. pcr and microscopy showed a sensitivity of 96.4% and 64.2% and specificity of 100% and 100%, respectively. interestingly, leishmania major as causative agent of zoonotic cl was identified in 100% and 90.7% of cl cases from ...

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the relationship between specific geographical differences and histopathology of the American cutaneous leishmaniasis is limited because host-parasite interactions in space and time are complex. OBJECTIVE: To describe the geographic analysis of the histopathological pattern of localized American cutaneous leishmaniasis and the relationship with Leishmania species. METHO...