capture elisa system was developed for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) using a monoclonal antibody raised against an antigen previously detected in the urine of vl patients. urine samples from confirmed vl cases from yemen, nepal, spain, sudan and brazil were tested in the capture elisa in comparison with urine samples from endemic and non-endemic areas along with urine samples from pa...

background: visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is one of the most important parasitic zoonotic diseases in the world. do­mestic dogs are the main domestic reservoirs of vl in endemic foci of iran. various methods, including vaccination, treatment of dogs, detection and removal of infected dogs have different results around the world. general policy on control of canine visceral leishmaniasis is protec...

background: toxocariasis is the clinical terms applied to infection of human with ascarid nematodes in the order ascaridida, named toxocara canis and t. cati . because in recent years in iran many people desire to keep pets (cats and dogs), and lacking of seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis in mashhad, we decided to determine the seroprevalence of toxocariasis among people who own cats an...

background: since pars abad district had been known as a focus of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) in ardabil province but the prevalence of the disease in nomadic tribes has not been determined, thus, this study was conducted. methods: this descriptive cross- sectional study was conducted on children up to 12yr old of nomadic tribes from pars abad county, ardabil province, iran in 2015. for each in...

Despite significant advancements in cardiovascular diagnostic technology, physical examination signs remain credible indicators of coronary artery disease. Here, we report a case 50-year-old male patient with premature disease associated novel sign bilateral symmetrical bulging the sideburn areas face. The sideburns correspond anatomically to buccal fat pad which is composed visceral adipose ti...

Visceral artery aneurysms are rarely reported. They can occur in the context of a variety of underlying diseases. These aneurysms may coexist with non-visceral arterial aneurysms.Here we describe an 80-year-old man with concomitant superior mesenteric, celiac, renal, and aorto-bi-iliac aneurysms. The patient was a hypertensive and hyperlipidemic old man with history of transient ischemic attack...