BACKGROUND BK virus (BKV) belongs to the human Polyomaviridae and the primary BKV infection is occurred during childhood then the virus could be latent through life, especially in the kidneys and urinary system. It became reactive after an immunocompromised status, such as pregnancy or transplantation. Isolated BKV from different locations of the world is grouped into four subtypes using serolo...

this study was performed to determine the prevalence of canine parvovirus (cpv) in dogs referred to veterinary hospital of ahvaz, khouzestan province, iran. fecal samples were collected from 78 diarrheic dogs between 2005 and 2007. the dogs were divided into two age groups (< 6 months and > 6 months), four different breeds (terriers, germanshepherds, doberman pinschers and mixed) and another tw...

leptospirosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases worldwide. this disease is caused by various serovars of leptospira interrogans sensu lato infection. although the rabbits are known to be one of the reservoirs and transmission sources of leptospirosis, but the status of this infection in rabbits in iran remains unknown, so this survey was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptos...

visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic infectious disease from dogs and canids to human that is caused by protozoans of the genus leishmania. information on the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis is necessary to define control measures for zoonotic leishmaniasis. this seroepidemiological survey was performed in dogs from ahvaz district using by dat and elisa. blood was randomly collected in 38 p...

Background Group A rotavirus (RVA) mainly causes acute gastroenteritis, exclusively in young children in developing countries. The prevalence and determination of the molecular epidemiology of rotavirus genotypes will determine the dominant rotavirus genotypes in the region and provide a strategy for the development of appropriate vaccines. Methods A total of 100 fecal samples were collected ...

Introduction: The emerging and evolving situation of Coronavirus disaese-2019 (COVID-19) threatens the health all human beings. This study aims to measure mortality rate years life lost (YLL) due premature death caused by COVID-19 in Iran, Ahvaz Jundishapur University Medical Sciences. Materials Methods: In this study, definite deaths were used. First, descriptive analysis, including mean stand...

  Corrigendum notice: Comparing the effect of 6 weeks of resistance training with and without vascular occlusion, on C-reactive protein and lactate dehydrogenase levels in active girls                Mahsa Porsesh *1, Abdolhamid Habibi2, Saeed Ahmadi Barati3, Seyed Reza Fatemi4                1-3Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Shahid Ch...

BACKGROUND Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disease with a worldwide pooled prevalence of 5.29%. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of Risperidone with Haloperidol in the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among 3- to 6-year-old children. METHODS In a 6-week double-blind clinical trial, the efficacy of Risperidone 0.5-2 mg with...