BACKGROUND Mosquito-borne diseases are a major public health threat in Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the fauna of culicinae mosquitoes for future mosquito control programs. METHODS THREE GENERA AND ELEVEN SPECIES OF THE SUBFAMILY CULICINAE (DIPTERA: Culicidae) were collected by dipping technique and identified in Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, southeast...

Despite high coverage rates of polio vaccine in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the seroconversion rates of infants may be inadequate. This study measured seroprevalence of antibodies against poliovirus serotypes 1 to 3 (PV1, PV2 and PV3) in 7-month-old infants who had received at least 4 doses of trivalent oral polio vaccine. A serosurvey was conducted in 2010 in rural areas of Chabahar, Sistan-...

Acquired port-wine stain is a rare vascular lesion that mimics a congenital port-wine stain clinically and histologically, but is acquired after birth. A survey on more than 60 reported cases in the literature reveals that most of these cases are idiopathic, but some of the cases developed after physical or mechanical trauma, hormonal changes, chronic sun exposure, and medications (OCP, i...

Objectives- Recording intraoperative cardiorespiratory events in thoracoscopic total pericardiectomy via transdiaphragmatic camera port in dog to evaluate feasibility and risks of mechanical stimulation of pherenic nerve during this surgical approach.Design- Technical assessment, experimental study.Animals- Nine healthy, male mixed breed dogs.Procedures- Under one lung ventilation inhalation ge...

In the present paper various transects perpendicular to Iranian Makran coasts (Chabahar-Gawater) were studied using satellite image processing, field observations, sandy shore profiling and grain size analysis to evaluate sedimentology and geomorphology of the area. Data revealed that the study area includes exposed rocky shores (52%), sandy shores (40%), and mud flats (8%) sheltered in estuari...

the area of musa bay (khor musa) on which two vital and important ports of imam khomeini (port shapour) and mahshar have taken place on its shore is located geographically at the far northeast of the persian gulf, south of khuzestan province. early in the world war ii, despite iran’s neutral declaration, port shapour was blitzed and occupied by british navy on august 24, 1941. iran's resis...