BACKGROUND This study was performed in response to the rapid propagation of HIV/AIDS across Iran and its status in this region. Accordingly, an evidence-based program is required to combat this disease. OBJECTIVES The present study estimated the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in East Azerbaijan (population: 3,724,000). MATERIALS AND METHODS We created a database of all positive cases from 1987 to 2...

OBJECTIVES To determine the characteristics and etiologies of occupational trauma associated mortality in Tabriz megacity, Northern Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we included all the recorded cases of occupational mortalities referring to Tabriz forensic medicine center, labor institute and Imam Reza and Sina hospitals between March 2011 and March 2012. We recorded the demographic ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum, which is transmitted to humans by bites of phlebotomine sandflies and is one of the most important public health problems in Iran. To detect and identify the Leishmania parasites and their corresponding vector(s), an investigation was carried out in Azarshahr County, a new and important focus of the diseas...

BACKGROUND Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) or head louse is an obligate ectoparasite transmitted mainly through physical contact. This study was conducted to survey the prevalence of head lice infestation rate and some risk factors in Primary School pupils, in Khajeh City East Azerbaijan Province, Iran METHODS We selected 20 primary schools of Khajeh City during 2008 and 2009. Total...

* World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark; † International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India; ‡ Department of Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, § PharmAccess Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ¶ Ministry of Justice, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan; # University of Malaya, Kuala Lum...

Correspondence: Sina Zarrintan, MD Department of General Surgery Golgahst St. Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz, 51664 Iran E-mails: [email protected], [email protected] The 2012 Iranian earthquakes took place in the cities of Ahar and Varzqan in East Azerbaijan province on August 11, 2012, at 4:53 PM Tehran time. Twin earthquakes (6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale) stuck northwest Iran 11 mi...