BACKGROUND One of the most common cancers is skin cancer worldwide. Since incidence and cost of treatment of the cancer are increasing, it is necessary to further investigate to prevent and control this disease. This study aimed to determine skin cancer trend and epidemiology in Iran. METHODS This study was done based on existing data. Data used in this study were obtained from a national reg...

Technical Appendix Table. Characteristics and clinical and laboratory findings for patients having positive results for TBRF by rtPCR, Jask and Rodan Counties, Iran, 2011–2013* Patient no. Sex Age, y Occupation Area, Province Relapses Microscopy (count/10 high power fields) rt-PCR IGS nested PCR 1 M 22 Unknown Jask, Hormozgan Yes Positive† (2.3) Positive Positive 2 M 59 Farmer Jask, Hormozgan Y...

BACKGROUND During the last decades, the number of dentistry units increased significantly across the country. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of dental units of Iran provinces regarding dental health inputs and outputs using Data Envelopment Analysis approach. METHODS In this applied descriptive-analytical study, the study population included all of Iran 31 provinces. The o...

BACKGROUND Malaria is a big problem of public health in many tropical countries where socioeconomic development is deficient. Four species of plasmodium are capable of infecting human: P. falciparum, P. malaria, P.vivax, P. ovale. Southeastern corner of Iran, including Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and the tropical part of Kerman Province, are endemic region of malaria. This study aimed to ...

BACKGROUND We aimed to evaluate the timeliness of reporting of malaria surveillance system and understanding the existing problems. METHODS The timeliness of malaria surveillance system of Iran was evaluated in four provinces of Iran including Sistan & Baluchistan, Hormozgan, Kerman (as provinces with local malaria transmission) and Khuzestan (without local malaria transmission). In this desc...

BACKGROUND As a performance evaluating program, healthcare indicators of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the end year of the 4th five-year socioeconomic strategic plan (2008) were evaluated in comparison with the same indicators at the 1st year of the 9th government (2004). METHODS The indicators were selected with the Delphi technique among the published indicators in the two period of time ...

BACKGROUND Malaria is still one of the most important infectious diseases in the world. The disease also is a public health problem in south and southeast of Iran. This study programmed to show the correlation between regular malaria microscopy training and refresher training courses and control of malaria in Iran. METHODS Three types of training courses were conducted in this programme inclu...

BACKGROUND Anopheles fluviatilis, one of the major malaria vectors in Iran, is assumed to be a complex of sibling species. The aim of this study was to evaluate Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene alongside 28S-D3 as a diagnostic tool for identification of An. fluviatilis sibling species in Iran. METHODS DNA sample belonging to 24 An. fluviatilis mosquitoes from different geographical areas in so...

In this study, 333 blood samples of malaria cases positive by microscopic test (70.6% male and 29.4% female, p<0.05) were investigated. The group included 55 cases (16.52%) from Minab (Hormozgan Province), 116 cases (34.82%) from Iranshahr (Sistan-Baluchesta Province) and 162 cases (48.65%) from Kahnouj (Kerman Province). The results showed 244 cases (73.27%) were diagnosed as P. vivax, 87 case...

the asiatic citrus psyllid, diaphorina citri kuwayama (hom.: psyllidae), is one of the most important pests on citrus in tropical and subtropical asia. it was detected in iran during the recent years and distributed in some parts of hormozgan and sistan-baluchestan provinces. during the survey carried out to determine natural enemies of this psyllid, a nymphal parasitoid wasp was identified as ...