BACKGROUND Wild boars, Sus scrofa, of wide distribution considered as a potential source of zoonotic parasites. The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of helminth infections in wild boars in the Persian Gulf coastal area (Bushehr Province), Southwestern Iran. METHODS Twenty-five wild boars, including 11 males and 14 females, were collected during a course of vertebrate pest control ...

For the first time, we previously recorded an enormous population of the Cassiopea andromeda jellyfish that had increased dramatically from Bushehr coasts of Iran. The sub-acute toxicity of the jellyfish venom in rat organs was correspondingly carried out. The data presented in this paper relate to the in vivo and in vitro hematological effects of this venomous species of jellyfish venom.

DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF SELF-EFFICACY IN SEARCHING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR MOTHERS CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OLD REFERRING TO CENTERS BUSHEHR

TO THE EDITOR—While the country had yet to fully recover from the devastating twin earthquakes in 2012 [1–4], Kaki (in Bushehr province, Iran) was jolted by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake on9April 2013, leaving 37 people dead and more than a thousand injured. Within few hours from the incident, immediate rescue measures were taken and the survivors were temporarily sheltered. Lying on the coastal r...

INTRODUCTION Musculoskeletal disorders and cognitive diseases are prevalent, and they are significant determinants of morbidity and mortality in older adults. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal and cognitive diseases and their risk factors and also to assess their associations during future follow-ups. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) pr...

OBJECTIVES Anaemia is an important public health problem in Iran; therefore, a programme of flour fortification with iron was launched in two pilot provinces. The present study was conducted in January 2009 to evaluate the effectiveness and process of this programme. STUDY DESIGN A 'before-and-after study' was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the flour fortification programme, and t...

Background. South eastern parts of Iran remain endemic for malaria infection. There is some concern that malaria infection may spread into Bushehr, which is located in the south western part bordering the Persian Gulf and at the periphery of the declared endemic region Hormozgan province due to frequency of visitors from eastern endemic areas and from neighboring malaria endemic countries. We i...

prevalence of contagious diseases through foreign passengers and crews is one the serious problems in big ports. in the late qajar period, bushehr port became an important port because of military, political and economical reasons. in this time, some diseases such as plague and cholera prevailed in some iran’s neighbor countries like india and iraq and spread in bushehr by passengers and crews....