conclusions with regards to the high incidence of gasterointestinal parasitic diseases and also because of asymptomatic cases of giardiasis, we recommend evaluation of pediatric patients with malignant lymphohematopoitic disease by at least two different diagnostic methods and three rounds of stool examination in order to prevent possible life threatening outcomes. coproparasitoscopic study for...

hydatid disease is a parasitic tapeworm infestation that usually involves liver and lungs. primary retroperitoneal hydatid without liver and lung involvement is very rare. surgery is the principle method of treatment for large retroperitoneal hydatid, whenever feasible. we report a case of primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst in 29-year-old male patient.

during a survey on the identification of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with walnut in sanandej region (kurdistan province, western iran), a population of paratylenchus labiosus was collected and identified morphologically. description, illustrations and morphometrics of the species are given and comparisons are made between it and some related species. paratylenchus labiosus comes more c...

A 15-year retrospective study was performed to determine the role of parasitic diseases in causing mortalities in small ruminants. In total, 115 (32 %) sheep were diagnosed as having been killed by parasitic diseases out of 366 that died as a result of disease. The major cause of mortality was helminthosis (63 % of all parasitic cases). Most of the helminthosis cases were attributed to haemonch...