Hepatitis B (HB) disease occurs with high risk behaviors in the different communities. Aim of this study was to find out some of local customs in lifestyle that might be risk factors for transmitting this disease in order to design the educational programs and control it periodically in Chaharmahal VA Bakhtiari, Iran. This was a case-control study, carried out on patients with HB and the contro...

Escherichia coli, an opportunistic environmental pathogen, is one of the commonest causes of bovine clinical mastitis in the early lactation period. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) whose pathogenesis is associated with enterotoxigenic genes (stxI, stxII, and eaeA) cause serious acute illness and long-term side effects in both animals and humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the...

the species diversity and geographical distribution of the scorpion fauna of chaharmahal va bakhteyari province is little known so far. in the present study, more than 110 specimens were collected from near 20 sampling stations from different regions of ch & b province. in total, five species belong to five different genera were found. the species were identified as mesobuthus eupeus phillipsii...

paracobitis vignai is a nemacheilid loach endemic to the sistan basin. it occurs in helmand river and its related reservoirs in sistan-va-baluchistan province in southeastern iran and probably in afghanistan. this species is currently endangered due to habitat loss or degradation, damming and droughts. therefore, this paper reviews the available data on taxonomy and distribution of p. vignai , ...

One of the key purposes conservation selection strategies is to design a network sites support relevant biodiversity components and, therefore, decrease risk populations becoming isolated. To this end, it important be aware habitat locations target species and threats human activities, in order identify areas high priority. This paper takes Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province (Iran) as case study, h...