paracobitis vignai is a nemacheilid loach endemic to the sistan basin. it occurs in helmand river and its related reservoirs in sistan-va-baluchistan province in southeastern iran and probably in afghanistan. this species is currently endangered due to habitat loss or degradation, damming and droughts. therefore, this paper reviews the available data on taxonomy and distribution of p. vignai , ...

glutathione s-transferases (gsts) are a major family of detoxification enzymes which possess a wide range of substrate specificities. interest in insect gsts has primarily focused on their role in insecticide resistance. in this study, following world health organization (who) routine susceptibility test, dna was extracted from specimens of anopheles stephensi collected from the kazeroon distri...

BACKGROUND Nowadays, the demand for antibacterial fabrics has increased. White alum is used for oral aphthous ulcers treatment in traditional medicine of Sistan city, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran, and also as a flocculent for water purification. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of concentration and time on antibacterial activity of white alum on Escherichia coli O157:H7. MA...

background malaria is one of tropical and semi-tropical and vector-borne parasitic diseases produced by the protozoan parasites of the genus and species plasmodium. the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology and the factors associated with the malaria in children in sistan and baluchistan province in 2013-2016. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted between mar...

The monthly activity of sand flies, which are vectors of leishmaniasis, was studied from May to October 1997 in three regions (plains, mountainous, coastal) of the Sistan-Bluchistan Province using sticky paper traps. In each village, three houses were selected. 30 sticky traps were installed indoors (bedroom, guestroom, toilet, bathroom) and 30 were installed outdoors (rodent burrows, wall crac...