Myiasis is the invasion of vertebrates' tissue by the larvae of a fly of the order Diptera. The objective of this paper is to present a rare case of secondary myiasis of ocular infestation by Chrysomya bezziana. A 55-year-old female from Sar village of Mazandaran Province, northern Iran), referred to Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital of Mashhad with extensive destruction of left orbital cavity. Existenc...

BACKGROUND Patient satisfaction is affected by hospital services and may have an effect on the cultural, social and personal conditions of the people living in the region. This research aimed to evaluate the patient satisfaction in social security hospitals in Mazandaran province. METHODS From Spring 2012 to Summer 2013, all patients admitted to social security hospitals in Mazandaran provinc...

Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii which infects various hosts, including humans and animals. As Q fever is considered a public health problem and there is little epidemiological information on the status of the disease in various parts of Iran, the presented study was carried out to evaluate the seroepidemiology of Q fever among sheep in the province of Mazandaran, northern Iran...

BACKGROUND New cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been reported recently in some parts of Mazandaran Province, north of Iran where the first human case of VL was reported in 1949. This study aimed to determine the present status of Leishmaniainfantum infection among humans and domestic dogs using serological and molecular methods in central parts of Mazandaran Province. METHODS In this...

BACKGROUND The genus Penicillium contains a large number of ubiquitous environmental taxa, of which some species are clinically important. Identification of Penicillium down to the species level is currently based on polyphasic criteria, including phenotypic features and genetic markers. Biodiversity of the genus Penicillium from Mazandaran and Tehran provinces has not been described. OBJECTI...

BACKGROUND Ecological studies on mosquitoes are very important in vector control programs. There are a few studies about the ecology of mosquitoes in northern Iran. This study was carried out to detect fauna and larval habitat characteristics of mosquitoes. METHODS This study aimed to determine fauna and the ecology of mosquitoes in Neka County, Mazandaran Province, northern Iran from April t...

Evaluation of Forest Ecosystem Functions using Integrated Methods Multi-Criteria Decision Making (Case Study: Mazandaran Provence, Shiadeh and Diva Ecosystem)