this study was conducted to investigate hematophagic tendencies of the malaria vector based on a seasonal basis as well as by geographical region in a malaria endemic area in kahnouj, southern iran. this study was carried out for 14 months from apr/ 2002 up to the end of may 2003. female anophelines were collected from different shelters in hilly and plain regions of kahnouj district and their ...

b a ckground: the present study aimed to demonstrate the seasonal activities of ixodes ricinus at the pasture level and on the host. m e t hods: a vast pasture in amol countryside (mazandaran province, iran) which had the potential for a considera- ble number of cattle and sheep to graze was chosen. tick sampling from the skin of 130 cattle and 130 sheep were collected every month interval. sim...

background : the most part of iran become malaria-free region and fall in prevention of re-introduction stage. these regions however are struggling with imported of malaria cases where malaria vectors exist. therefore, understanding the situation of mosquito vectors is crucial. this study was carried out to find out the present situation of malaria vectors and malaria transmission potential in ...

seasonal activity and spatial distribution of eoteranychus frosti mcgregor, tydeus longisetosus (elbagouy and momen) and zetzellia mali ewing were studied during 9th july to 22th october 2006 in an unsprayed apple orchard, maragheh region, northwest of iran. also the density dependence interaction between preys and predator was assessed. to estimate the spatial distribution pattern of these spe...

in view of the finding of several cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in some areas of khuzestan southern iran and the absence of information about its sandfly fauna,  this study was undertaken to elucidate the entomological and whenever possible, the epidemiological aspects of this disease in this province. in these studies more than 21,000 specimens were collected and identified we found eleven ...

study of the spatial distribution of a pest and its natural enemies provides better decision tool for integrated pest management. the spatial distribution and seasonal activity of panonychus ulmi (koch) and its predator zetzellia mali (ewing) were studied in an apple orchard in khoramdareh (zanjan province, iran) during 2007. the interaction (density dependence) between the prey and its predato...

an analysis of seasonal rainfall over iran for a period of 30 years (1971-2000) shows a significant variability in spatial and temporal distributions of rainfall as well as its frequency and intensity. in this paper, the likely effects of enso on the rainfall anomalies are investigated. the accumulated monthly and seasonal rainfalls from 43 synoptic stations are taken through the islamic republ...

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...

Sudden shocks to labor demand have sometimes been shown increase local crime rates. We build on this literature by estimating the causal effect of labor-intensive seasonal agricultural activity crime. analyze a unique data set that describes criminal and fruit, vegetable, horticultural (FVH) employment month U.S. county from 1990 2016. find FVH share is associated with reduced property violent ...

The rate of occurrence High Frequency (HF) marsquakes, as recorded by InSight at Homestead Hollow, Elysium Planitia, increased after about LS=33∘, and ceased almost completely LS=187∘, following an apparently seasonal variation with a peak near aphelion. We define seismic models based on the declination Sun, annual solar tides, CO2 cycle measured atmospheric pressure. Evaluation Akaike weights ...