b ackground: mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is present in different parts of iran. several studies have identified dogs as the main reservoirs of the vl caused by leishmania infantum in iran and other mediterranean regions. this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis as animal reservoir host for human visceral leishmaniasis in boyer ahmad...

economic and social changes in recent decades led to regional imbalance and inordinate concentration of facilities in some parts and bereavement of other parts. we need to district and regional planning which its objective is providing an appropriate model for balanced distribution of services according to population of settlements or spatial balance in the region. the topics of sustainable dev...

background: fascioliasis, caused by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica , is one of the most important plant and water borne disease in iran. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of fascioliasis and intestinal helminthes in inhabitants of rural areas of boyer-ahmad in kohgiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province in southwest of iran. methods: stool samples (1025) were collected from inhabitant of...

nowadays, with the development of human societies and more mastery over the environment, to environmental changes caused by the faster and wider than before the occurrence of the joins. so having the necessary information about these changes and to manage the natural order is essential to sustainable ecosystems, metrics of landscape is tools landscape situation are few mechanisms that cause the...

this study was conducted to determine taxonomic feature of fishes from the headwaters of three riverine systems in kohgiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province (k & b) in southwestern iran during 2011 to 2013. fifteen species belonging to 4 families, and 3 orders from the karun river system, 10 species belonging to 4 families and 3 orders from the zohreh river system and 8 species belonging to 2 fam...