Infections by protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are prevalent worldwide in animals and human. T. gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent parasitic infections to humans and domestic animals. If first be during pregnancy, T. gondii may be transferred vertically by tachyzoites that are passed to the embryo via the placenta. T. gondii may be transmitted horizont...

the length-weight relationships for three fish species from beheshtabad river, karun river drainage (western chaharmahal and bakhtiari provinces, iran) were investigated. the values of the slope parameter ( b ) in the length-weight relationship equations were determined as 2.79 for capoeta damascina , 3.10 for chondrostoma regium and 3.09 for oncorhynchus mykiss , all of which were significantl...

background and aims: nowadays, the age structure of iran is transitioning from youth to elderly. although, the elderly population are still accounted for a small portion of the population; however, the population growth rate of this age group is growing compared to the growth of the total population. therefore, understanding of the changes of this population is necessary. this study aimed to id...

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) leaves with small irregular or ellipsoidal necrotic spots were collected in a suburb area of Ardal city, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province Iran summer 2018. A fungal isolate was recovered from diseased tissue identified as Bipolaris sorokiniana based on morphological characteristics partial sequence the gpdh gene. In pathogenicity study, disease symptoms observed i...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus is one of the important viral causes of liver inflammation with high worldwide prevalence and important hepatic and extra hepatic complications. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this descriptive, analytical, population-based stu...

background: increase in aquatic production is dependent on raw materials, quality of diet, feed manufacture technology and optimum feed formulation. objectives: the aim of this study was investigation and quality control feed of fft, gft1 and gft2 of rainbow trout in farm and fish feed factory producers in chaharmahal and bakhtiari province. methods: in this study samples of fft, gft1 and gft2 ...