conclusions in this investigation, the prevalence of hpv infection was relatively substantial. totally, 17 different hpv genotypes were detected and the most frequently detected genotypes were hpv6, hpv11, hpv16, hpv18 and hpv52, respectively. the data from this study is essential for planning future public health strategies including hpv vaccination programs. results no statistical association...

abstract introduction: this study was conducted to detect asymptomatic cases of visceral leishmaniasis in human and dog, using pcr and serology methods in darab, fars province. material and methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional survey, blood samples were randomly collected from all children aged 10 years old; 10% of the adults and 20% of the dog owners were investigated. to determine the...

the recognition of seasonal patterns in infectious disease occurrence dates back at least as far as the hippocratic era, but the mechanisms underlying these fluctuations remain poorly understood. many classes of mechanistic hypotheses have been proposed to explain seasonality of various directly transmitted diseases, including at least the following; human activity, seasonal variability in huma...

background: cryptosporidium spp. is a coccidian parasite infected humans and animals. prevalence rate of cryptosporidium spp. infection associated with is some parameters such as sampling, age, season, country and contact to domestic animals. this study aimed to determine cryptosporidium spp. infection in humans and some animals in rural areas of shushtar district from khuzestan province, south...

interoduction: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health problem in some parts of iran,which exists as zoonotic and anthroponotic forms in different foci of the country.following an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in bafgh city,(yazd province, centeral iran),this study was carried out to determine the ecology of sandflies,reservoir hosts and human infection in 2005. methods: this descriptiv...

human infection with avian influenza a h7n9 virus has emerged in china with high morbidity rates. patients usually present with severe and rapidly progressive pneumonia. therefore, radiological findings are important to diagnose and evaluate disease severity. the clinical characteristics of three new cases of h7n9 virus infection were analyzed, especially the radiological findings, and previous...

host genetic factors play a central role in determining the clinical phenotype of human diseases. association between two polymorphic loci in human genome, human leukocyte antigen (hla) and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (kirs), and genetically complex infectious disease, particularly those of viral etiology, have been historically elusive. hence, defining the influence of genetic di...