context ebola hemorrhagic fever (ehf) is amongst severe and fatal viral hemorrhagic fevers. in february 2014, a strain of the ebola virus appeared in guinea and then in liberia, sierra leone, and mali. the aim of this study was to review the literature on ehf and discuss its routes of transmission and prevention. evidence acquisition we searched medical databases (pubmed, scopus) from july 1970...

q fever is a zoonotic disease that occurs worldwide and is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium coxiella burnetii. the aim of this study was to investigate the presence of c. burnetii infection in aborted sheep in eastern turkey using pcr. a total of 200 fetuses were collected from aborted sheep belonging to 200 herds in different locations in the eastern part of turkey. foetal organ ...

coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of coxiellosis in animals and q fever (a zoonotic disease) in humans. cattle, sheep and goats are the main reservoirs of infection for humans. this serological survey was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of coxiellosis in sheep and goat populations in khorasan razavi province, iran. four hundred and sixty animals (255 sheep from 29 herds in 12...

conclusions although a leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is rare, practitioners should consider it when dealing with masses in the region of the broad ligament. if there is any suspicion of malignancy, especially in the presence of fever, it is recommended to avoid morcellation during laparoscopy. introduction leiomyosarcoma is a rare gynecologic malignancy that accounts for less than 1% of ...

conclusions the present study showed that cchf is highly prevalent in high risk occupational groups in zahedan, iran. further surveillance, teaching and prevention programs are recommended. results out of 362 patients with cchf (86% male, 14% female; with age range 12-78 years), 123 (34%) were slaughterhouse workers, 103 (28.5%) livestock handlers and farmers, 32 (9%) housewives, 7 (2%) student...

background and purpose: candida species are considered a common cause of fungal blood stream infections, which are associated with considerable mortality and morbidity rates, especially in the admitted and immunocompromised patients. despite the increase in new and available antifungal agents, the emergence of resistant strains is growing. regarding this, the aim of the present study was to ass...

one hundred sera from children 1 - 6 years of age, representative of a large serum collection, were tested for the prevalence of antibodies against different viruses. hemagglutination-inhibition (hi) antibodies were found in 68% for measles; 61 % for rubella; 75'% for influenza a2/hong kong/68, 16% for influenza b/md./59, 0% for group a arboviruses, 10% for group b arboviruses, 3% for phlebotom...

background: brucellosis is a bacterial infection mostly transmitted by animals to humans; thus, consideration of sanitary instances is an important preventive method for this disease. therefore, we designed a study in order to reduce the rate of brucellosis in baneh county, kurdistan province, iran. materials and methods: the sources of data were the medical documents of patients diagnosed in h...

Background & Aim: Q fever is an important zoonotic disease caused by infection with Coxiella burnetii, a Gram negative, obligate intracellular bacterium classified within the order Legionellales. Farmers, veterinarians, abattoir workers and laboratory personnel are among persons at risk of Q fever. The aim of this study was to determine frequency of IgM anti-Coxiella burnetii antibodies in slau...