BACKGROUND Asymptomatic malaria infection provides a reservoir of parasites, causing the persistence of malaria transmission. It accounts an important challenge for successful management of the control, elimination, and eradication programmes in any malaria-endemic region. This investigation was designed to assess the presence and the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers in Iranshahr district of...

BACKGROUND Malaria is a big problem of public health in many tropical countries where socioeconomic development is deficient. Four species of plasmodium are capable of infecting human: P. falciparum, P. malaria, P.vivax, P. ovale. Southeastern corner of Iran, including Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and the tropical part of Kerman Province, are endemic region of malaria. This study aimed to ...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is still a public health concern in Iran. The main challenge in monitoring epidemiological status of tuberculosis is to estimate its incidence accurately. OBJECTIVES We used a newly developed approach to estimate the incidence of tuberculosis in Sistan, an endemic area in southeast of Iran in 2012-13. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on s...

despite the fact that coastal areas are benefiting from verity of biological resources of marine and inland systems, they are exposed to destructive threats from both systems. hence, coastal areas are the most vulnerable sectors in the world. population growth, tourism, urbanization, and industrialization are the most important factors in increasing pressure on the coastal and marine areas. ide...

alfalfa crops were surveyed for the incidence of alfalfa mosaic virus (amv), cucumber mosaic virus (cmv), peanut stunt virus (psv), bean leaf roll virus (blrv), bean yellow mosaic virus (bymv) and bean common mosaic virus (bcmv) in the major growing areas in the southeast and central regions of iran. samples were collected between may 2009 and march 2011 and analyzed for viral infection initial...

BACKGROUND The clinical manifestations of celiac disease (CD) have changed in the past decades. There are currently little data describing the initial clinical manifestations of CD in children in Iran. This study describes the initial presentation of children with suspected CD from a geographically defined region in Iran. METHOD Medical records of children seen in 2007 - 2015 from Sistan and ...