A total of 738 samples was collected to survey the helminthic infections of residents in two rural areas near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for 2 weeks from July 23 to August 2, 1998. Among 391 scotch-taped slides of anal swabs of children and of young teenagers. Enterobius vermicularis eggs were detected in 138 cases (35.3%). With the fecal samples of 206 Kato-Katz thick smear slides from adults, the ...

Iron deficiency anemia is a major health problem in adults. In developing nations empirical antihelminthics is advice in pediatric population with iron deficiency anemia, but the use is just extended to adult population frequently. Aim was to study the occurrence of helminthic infestation in cases of iron deficiency anemia. A descriptive study was done in 74 adult cases of iron deficiency anaem...

Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is a skin disorder in the form of serpiginous spreading with erythematous and papule as reaction to invasion hookworm. Apart from infection symptoms, helminthic infections tend most frequently involve respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, eye. We report case 21-year-old male who came papules linear tracks entire body that felt itchy, especially on abdomen at...

background: parasitic intestinal infections are still among socioeconomic prob­lems in the world, especially in developing countries like iran. food-handlers that directly deal with production and distribution of foods between societies are one of the most important sources to transmit parasitic infections to humans. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic ...

canids are reservoir for some zoonoses helminthic disease. they are one of main public health problem. theaim of this study was to ascertain frequency of gastrointestinal helminthic infection of stray dogs in zabol city,southeaster of iran. in this descriptive study, 30 stray dogs were euthanized, intestine was removed by necropsy.then, the intestines was opened by scalpel and their contents pa...