on june 2005, a respiratory disease was observed in the chickens of a large broiler farm in kermanshahprovince, west of iran. relatively severe respiratory signs started with sneezing at 27 days of age. thedisease lasted up to the end of fattening period and accompanied by increased mortality (13.6%). at postmortemexamination, tracheitis, airsacculitis and pneumonia were obvious. serologic exam...

introduction: today, air pollution is one of the critical problems in metropolitans and necessary preparations are needed for confronting with this crisis. the present study was based on the goal of determining the relation of air pollutant levels with the rate of emergency admission for respiratory and cardiovascular patients. methods: in the present retrospective cross- sectional study, all r...

conclusions respiratory disease, musculoskeletal pain, headache, and digestion problems were among the most important reasons of patients' referral to physicians in times of hajj. the mentioned complications could be prevented through correct trainings and conforming to health recommendations in times of hajj. results in general, medical data of 107074 cases had been registered in this software...

background: respiratory virus infections in children are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. methods : a total of 897 clinical specimens were collected from february 2007 to january 2008 and transported to the na­tional influenza center. two hundred and two samples belonged to children under the age of six from 897 specimens, de­scribed above, were selected. then they were tes...

background: every year more than 2 million people depart from iran to saudi arabia for hajj ritual which can be faced with some different diseases. there are not much information about frequencies and trend of diseases in hajj. the main objective of this study was to determine the trend of prevalent diseases during five consecutive hajj rituals among iranian pilgrims. methods: we established a ...

garbage collectors are occupationally exposed to a variety of airborne contaminants. the main objective of this study was to evaluate the respiratory health of garbage collectors. this study was carried out in fars province, south of iran. a group of 105 garbage collectors and 93 referent subjects were investigated. a standard questionnaire was administered to both groups. furthermore, subjects...

prolonged cough occurs in a large proportion of the 2 million pilgrims who participate in the annual hajj in saudi arabia. there is no unique cause for pilgrims’ respiratory involvement, but several studies suggest a high incidence of influenza as a cause of the disease. to determine influenza vaccine efficacy against respiratory disease in pilgrims, we conducted two similar cohort studies on 5...

Background and Aims: The role of BK and JC polyomaviruses (BKV and JCV) in the causation of respiratory disease and the natural route of transmission has not well been established. The aim of study was to determine the prevalence of BK and JC viruses in 280 respiratory samples and evaluate their contribution to respiratory disease. Materials and Methods: PCR was used to screen specimens for BK...

background : in recent years, due to its distinct geographical circumstances and position in a gorge, and accumulation of pollutants in surface air, isfahan, iran has become one of the most polluted cities in the iran in terms of air pollution. the purpose of this study was to estimate cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributed to particulate matter of less than 10 microns (pm 10 ) in i...

conclusions to reduce the impacts of particulate matter on health status of people in ilam, necessary training by health systems should be conducted for people, especially those with chronic lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce their activities on the dusty days. methods pm10 data was taken from the ilam environmental protection agency. the annual morbidity including hosp...