Aim: The aim of present study was to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in aborted sheep population from Hamedan province of Iran. Materials and Methods: 358 serum samples of aborted ewes were evaluated for IgG-antibodies to N. caninum using enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: 8 samples (2.2%) were found seropositive for this infection (2.05< Confidence in...

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease that transmitted to humans and domestic animals by wildlife, especially rodents. There are some evidences of the circulation F. tularensis in rodents, livestock, human populations, surface waters western parts Iran. In this study, we investigated exposure livestock ranchers endemic regions Blood samples were collected from 289 sheep, 103 cattle, 51 2018. Animal s...

Background The present study was conducted approximately 40 years ago, but its results have not been released. At the time of this study, the importance of the gut microbiota was not fully understood. Methods Meriones persicus rodents, as one of the major reservoirs of Yersinia pestis bacterium in Iran, were compared in a disease endemic area (Akanlu, Hamadan, western Iran) and a non-endemic ...