Despite high coverage rates of polio vaccine in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the seroconversion rates of infants may be inadequate. This study measured seroprevalence of antibodies against poliovirus serotypes 1 to 3 (PV1, PV2 and PV3) in 7-month-old infants who had received at least 4 doses of trivalent oral polio vaccine. A serosurvey was conducted in 2010 in rural areas of Chabahar, Sistan-...

Background: Among the available data provided by health information systems, data on mortality are commonly used not only as health indicators but also as socioeconomic development indices. Recognizing that in Iran accurate data on causes of death were not available, the Deputy of Health in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOH&ME) established a new comprehensive system for death re...

BACKGROUND Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the fauna of culicinae mosquitoes for future mosquito control programs. METHODS THREE GENERA AND ELEVEN SPECIES OF THE SUBFAMILY CULICINAE (DIPTERA: Culicidae) were collected by dipping technique and identified in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeast...

The archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta, in the Sistan region south-eastern Iran, is noted for exceptional preservation human remains documented its necropolis. This report describes results a non-destructive multidisciplinary investigation into double burial excavated at preserving two skeletons subadults. first part this study provides an archaeotanatological and bioarchaeological descripti...

the relationship between religiosity, self-control and drug abuse     kazemi y [1] , nikmanesh z [2]    received: 18 oct, 2010 accepted: 8 mar, 2011   abstract background & aims: some investigations show that social disorders have been increasing in iran recently. examining related factors helps to reduce these disorders. the present study aimed to investigate the relationships between religios...

A survey on mite fauna of bird nests was carried out in Tehran, Golestan and Sistan & Baluchestan provinces in 2008. A total of 18 nests belonging to six bird species, namely Rock Dove Columba livia, House Sparrow Passer domesticus, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais (Iduna) pallida, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis, Common Magpie Pica pica and Crested Lark Galerida cristata were collec...

First described as a clinical entity in 1994–1995, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is currently present in many regions of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe [1]. Annually, >1000 reported CCHF cases result in fatality rates ranging from 10% to as high as 50% in endemic regions [2]. The history of CCHF in Iran goes back to 1970, when 45 of 100 sheep sera sent from Tehran to Moscow ...

abstract the objective of this study was to assess the effects of few arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on the growth and yield indices of two wheat varieties in a saline soil (ec=10/1 dsm-1). a factorial experiment with completely randomized design with four replications was conducted to investigate the effects of three levels of fungal inoculation (non inoc...