1Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Department of Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital...

1 Clinical Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IR Iran 2 Iranian Society for Support of Patients With Infectious Diseases, Tehran, IR Iran 3 Nephrology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4 Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Hepat Mon.2012;12(7):463-464. DOI: 10.5812/hepatmo...

1Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran; 2Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; 3Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; 4Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Semnan U...

Despite declining the number of malaria cases in Iran, increased prevalence of malaria is supposed to be due to migration from eastern neighboring countries of Iran, which are abundant in Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax). The circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of the P. vivax, is one of the candidate antigens for antimalaria vaccine. The diversity of P. vivax populations circulating in Iran has been inv...

1 Medical-Surgical Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jahrom, Iran 2 Medical-Surgical Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 3 BSc of Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 4 Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty Member of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 5 Community Health Nursing, Faculty Member of Jahrom University of Med...

1Virology Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 3HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman,...

BACKGROUND Nosemosis of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is present in bee colonies worldwide. Until recently, Nosema apis had been regarded as the causative agent of the disease, that causes heavy economic losses in apicultures. Nosema ceranae is an emerging microsporidian parasite of European honeybees, A. mellifera, but its distribution is not well known. Previously, nosemosis in honeybee...

Iran as a developing nation is in epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases. Although, cancer is the third cause of death in Iran, it;s mortality are on the rise during recent decades. This mini-review was carried out to provide a general viewpoint on common cancers incidence in Iran and to explain incidental differences that may help us to establish early detect...

Sir, In Asia, Illicit opium and cannabis are produced mainly in Afghanistan, which makes major social and health problems for some countries, particularly Iran as the neighborhood. [1] In Iran, opium and hashish have been used for near 300 years, [2] but other drugs such as heroin, buprenorphine, cocaine, tramadol, and ecstasy are new drugs of abuse in this country. [3-6] Abuses of the new drug...

Background Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a serious zoonotic parasitic disease in Iran. This study aimed to show the trend of the confirmed disease from 1995 to 2014 and to describe some of epidemiological aspects of the disease in Iran. Methods This retrospective study has been designed based on data collected from 8518 cases of CE among various geographical locations of Iran. Results The a...