INTRODUCTION Hemoglobin Q-Iran (α75Asp→His) is an important member of the hemoglobin Q family, molecularly characterized by the replacement of aspartic acid by histidine. The first report of hemoglobin Q-Iran and the nomenclature of this hemoglobinopathy dates back to 1970. Iran is known as a country with a high prevalence of α- and β-thalassemia and different types of hemoglobinopathy. Many of...

1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran 3Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 4Invasive Fungi Research Center, Mazandaran Univer...

Two new species records of Oplitidae, Oplitis exopodi Hunter & Farrier, 1975 and Oplitis sarcinulus Hunter & Farrier, 1976 are redescribed based on Iranian specimens from leaf-litter forest in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. A key to the Iranian species of Oplitis is presented.

Received May 10, 2013. Accepted May 21, 2013. Correspondence to: Aria Soleimani, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Mazandaran Heart Center, Hazrat Fatima Hospital, Artesh Boulevard, Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran Tel: +98-1512226262, Fax: +98-1512268915, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial L...

I received Iranian Journal of Parasitology (Volume 6 (4), Oct-Dec 2011). I have seen an article in pages 51-58 titled "Molecular and Seroepidemiological Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Humans and Domestic Dogs in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran ". I think this title needs to be revised, because this study was done in two limited districts of the central zone of Mazandaran (Semeskandeh...

Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, is widely distributed in the environment, water sources, soil, dust, and air. It can cause keratitis in contact lens wearers with poor hygiene and also fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunocompromised hosts. The aim of this study was to gain some insights into the distribution and genotypes of the potentially pathogenic species of Acanthamoe...

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Diabetes Research Centre, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Assistant Professor, Department of Healthcare Management, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwi...

OBJECTIVES Low Birth Weight (LBW) has an important role in the mortality and morbidity of neonates and the incidence of LBW may vary across different environments. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and some related factors of LBW in Mazandaran province, Northern Iran. METHODS In this longitudinal study, all live births that were born in 5 maternity hospitals in Mazandaran p...

Received January 14, 2013. Accepted January 29, 2013. Correspondence to: Mohammad Reza Habibi, MD Mazandaran Heart Center, Hazrat Fatima Hospital, Artesh Boulevard, Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran Tel: +98-1512226262, Fax: +98-1512268915, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// ...