because of the establishment of a sewage treatment plant in the city of isfahan in recent years, a study was undertaken to investigate the effect of this system in reducing the high prevalence of helminthiases. samples obtained from various parts of the plant and at different stages of processing were examined and it was found that the eggs of ascaris, trichostrongylus spp. and trichuris are fo...

the effect of a combination of oxantel- pyrantel with a single dose of 10 mg/ kg body weight on trichuris trichiura, ascaris, trichostrongylus spp. and ancylostoma duodenale has been evaluated among the population of two rural areas in khuzestan, southwest iran (41 persons) and isfahan, central (30 persons). all patients were infected with trichuris trichiura and some simultaneously with one or...

community-acquired pneumonia and brucellosis are of the main agents causing mortality in the world. the most important limitations for the identification of these agents include their high resistance against environmental conditions, impossibility of rapid and on time diagnosis, low level of infective dose, and lack of existence of vaccine against many types of them. hence, on time action and d...