introduction: toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular protozoan with a worldwide distribution. we reported here the cerebral toxoplasmosis in an iranian hiv-positive patient. case report: a 35-year-old woman that hospitalized at golestan province, in summer 2016 because of dizziness, fever, and headache. after treatment, she showed severe pain and then paralysis symptoms. magnetic reso...

background: classical bacteriological detection of brucella species from food, and environment is routinely carried out based on morphological and biochemical characteristics. however, for increasing specificity and sensitivity of species identification methods, development of a molecular assay is necessary that was main aim of this study. methods: panel of some reference strains belonging to t...

background: multidrug resistant enterobacteriaceae which was confined to the hospital environments is now emerging in the domestic food related environments as well. the main objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic resistant enterobacteriaceae in the domestic food related environments.  methods: resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gen...

background: aflatoxins are found in the most types of foods such as corn, peanuts, pistachio, rice, milk, and etc. these toxins may cause several adverse health effects, notably cancer. the main aim of this study was to evaluate excretion level of aflatoxin m1 (afm1), as a biomarker of aflatoxin b1 exposure, in urine samples of iranian population. also, relationship between diet and urinary exc...

The past decade has seen rapid expansion in aquaculture production. In the fisheries sector, as in animal production, farming is replacing hunting as the primary food production strategy. In future, farmed fish will be an even more important source of protein foods than they are today, and the safety for human consumption of products from aquaculture is of public health significance. This is th...

staphylococcus aureus is one of the most prevalent causes of gastroenteritis worldwide. knowing the precise boundary for the growth/no growth interface of s. aureus and also determining the period of time needed for bacterial growth initiation is necessary for food safety risk assessment. this study was designed to examine the combined effects of temperature, acetic acid, inoculum level and nac...

background: pesticides are one of the important sources of environmental pollution that influence human health. the aim of current study was to determine diazinon and benomyl residues levels in mushrooms grown in greenhouses. methods: mushroom samples were obtained from 10 active greenhouses of hamadan province, iran, every 14 days from may 2014. the absorbance of diazinon and benomyl were meas...

Diseases spread through food still remain a common and persistent problems resulting in appreciable morbidity and occasional mortality. Food handlers play an important role in ensuring food safety throughout the chain of production, processing, storage and preparation. This study is to explore the pattern of sociodemographic distribution and to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of food...

olive oil is one of the foods that are preferred by consumers seeking healthy nutrition. healthy, safety and high quality olive oil production can only be achieved in olive oil enterprises that follow these criteria. therefore, food safety and quality management systems should be placed in these olive oil enterprises. the aim of this study was to determine behaviors and attitudes of firm owners...