Journal:
:jundishapur journal of microbiology
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aram khezri department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran; students’ research committee, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran; department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran. tel: +98-9145583850, fax: +98-4133373745
esmaeel fallah department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran; immunology research center, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran; department of laboratory medicine, ardabil medical sciences branch, islamic azad university, ardabil, iran
mostafa mostafazadeh students’ research committee, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran; department of biochemistry and clinical laboratories, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran
adel spotin department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran
abbas shahbazi department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran
mahmoud mahami-oskouei department of parasitology and mycology, faculty of medicine, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran
conclusions a relatively high prevalence of acanthamoeba spp. in rivers reflects a risk alert for threatening human health in the region. however, well hygienic status of the tap waters considering acanthamoeba spp. cannot be ignored in western co-border regions of iran-iraq. this study can also serve as a platform for further explorations of water sources in iran and neighboring countries. res...