Parasitic diseases are among the most important infectious diseases and pose health problems in many countries, most especially in developing countries. Workers at food centers could transmit parasitic infections in the absence of sanitation. This is a descriptive study conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in food clerks in the city of Tabriz in 2014. Data wa...

background : rooks are distributed all over iran and no information is available in the literature on their parasitic infec­tions. methods : one hundred twenty five rooks were examined at post-mortem for parasitic infections. results : two species of cestodes, 5 species of nematodes and 4 species of protozoa were found of which all were new host and distribution record. conclusion : rooks have ...

Parasitic protozoa are among the most important pathogens worldwide. Diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and trypanosomiasis affect millions of people. Humans are constantly threatened by infections caused by these pathogens. Parasites engage a plethora of surface and secreted molecules to attach to and enter mammalian cells. The secretion of lytic e...