aims: in this study, we examined stool specimen from a 3-year-old domesticated dog, which was referred to a veterinary clinic with clinical signs such as nausea or vomiting, dysentery, cachexia and rash in mashhad city, northeast of iran. patient & methods: a 3-year-old pet dog was referred to veterinary clinic of mashhad in february 2016 by symptoms including, nausea or vomiting, dysentery, ca...

BACKGROUND Cats are the hosts for some zoonotic parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. which are important in medicine and veterinary. Studies on the prevalence of intestinal parasites of cats have received little attention in south west of Iran. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of parasites in stray cats in Ahvaz. MATERIALS AND METHODS Random ...

conclusions the prevalence of b. hominis in the study area was lower than that reported for most developed countries, and unlike in other countries in the middle east, st4 was the most prevalent subtype. results blastocystis hominis was found to have a prevalence of 3.33% in the study population. there was no significant association of blastocystis infection with age (p = 0.3) or gender (p = 0....

Blastocystis spp. es el protista intracelular que en los últimos años ha infectado a más de mil millones personas nivel mundial. Sin embargo, aumento la prevalencia México y su potencial patógeno son inciertos, por lo este microorganismo aún se encuentra bajo investigación. Principalmente pediátrico, blastocistosis estudiada con mayor atención, debido destaca sobre otros agentes diversos estudi...

BACKGROUND HIV infection has been modifying both the epidemiology and outcome of parasite infections. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and other intestinal parasite infections among HIV positives with and without Antiretroviral Treatment(ART) and its association with CD4+ T-cell count. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at Fitche hospi...

BACKGROUND The prison management in Malaysia is proactively seeking to improve the health status of the prison inmates. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are widely distributed throughout the world and are still gaining great concern due to their significant morbidity and mortality among infected humans. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of information on IPIs among prison inmates. In order ...