there is little known about the systematics and population structure of indian gerbils (tatera indica) in iran. in the present study six populations of t.indica from different localities of iran were compared according to morphology, morphometry and karyological studies to determine the status of these populations at the sub specific level. the univariate, bivariate and multivariate statistical...

background: the aim of the study was to determine the helminthic species occurring in great gerbil rhombomys opimus collected from maraveh tappeh, golestan province, northeast iran. methods : during 2010-2011, a total of 77 r. opimus were captured from rural areas of maraveh tap-peh, golestan province, using sherman live traps and examined for infectivity with any larva or adult stages of helmi...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to determine the helminthic species occurring in great gerbil Rhombomys opimus collected from Maraveh Tappeh, Golestan Province, northeast Iran. METHODS During 2010-2011, a total of 77 R. opimus were captured from rural areas of Maraveh Tappeh, Golestan Province, using Sherman live traps and examined for infectivity with any larva or adult stages of helmint...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) represents the most frequent vector borne parasitoses in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological features of CL including human infection and the reservoir host in the city of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, Iran during 2010-2011. METHODS Studies on human infection was carried out on 2962 school children aged 7-14 years old fro...

Despite the widespread use of Sherman (H. B. Sherman Inc., Tallahassee, Flor.) and Longworth (Penlon Ltd., Oxford, U.K.) live traps in small-mammal-community assessment, few studies have directly compared the effectiveness of these 2 popular models. This study compared the relative efficacy of both trap types in capturing small mammals in southern Wisconsin grasslands. As trap size may cause ca...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) with diverse clinical manifestations is prevalent and remains a major public health problem in iran and its incidence has been doubled over the last decade. the present study is about the potential role of rodents in the epidemiology of cl in kharameh district in shiraz, southern iran. methods: from april 2004 to april 2005, a total of sixteen rodents we...

b a ckground: the aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the efficiency and practicality of seven trappingmethods for adult phlebotominae sand flies. the results of this investigation provide information to determine the species composition and nocturnal activity pattern of different sand fly species. m e t hods: the study was carried out in both plain region (about 5km far from northeast...

background : this study was aimed to collect wild rodents for endoparasites determination in some parts of sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran nearby pakistan and afghanistan countries. methods : a total of 100 wild rodents were captured alive with cage traps. various samples were collected from blood and feces, also impression smear prepared from different organs. the samples we...