INTRODUCTION Malaria is one of the foremost public health concerns in Iran, where more than 90% of malaria cases are reported in the southern and south-eastern areas of the country. The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological trends of malaria over a four-year period in in the Sistan and Baluchistan province in south east of Iran. METHODS This descriptive epidemiological study exa...

Paragigagnathus sistaniensis Kreiter, Arjmandi-Nezhad and Saboori n. sp. belongs to the tribe Neoseiulini, subfamily Amblyseiinae, is described illustrated, based on females males. The new species was collected from foliage of tamarisk trees in Sistan region, Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran.

1Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran 2Analytical Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran 3English Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran 4Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ...

OBJECTIVES Thalassemia (thal) is the most single gene disorders in southeast of Iran. About one quarter of total Iranian new thal cases were born in the Sistan and Balouchistan province so the aim of this study is to assess knowledge level and attitudes towards thal in high school students in Zahedan, capital of Sistan and Balouchistan province in Iran. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptiv...

Windblown transport and deposition of dust is widely recognized as an important physical and chemical concern to climate, human health and ecosystems. Sistan is a region located in southeast Iran with extensive wind erosion, severe desertification and intense dust storms, which cause adverse effects in regional air quality and human health. To mitigate the impact of these phenomena, it is vital...