Seromolecular study on the prevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women referred to a gynecology hospital in Urmia, northwest part of Iran in 2022.

Toxoplasmosis is a frequent infection among the human population. The infection can cause devastating complications for the fetus during pregnancy. The present study aimed to determine the serological and molecular prevalence of the infection and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates among pregnant women referred to Kowsar Hospital, Urmia, Iran.

Prevalence and molecular analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. collected from surface water.

Cryptosporidium is an obligate intracellular parasite reported from all over the world. This protozoan infects a wide range of animals as well as humans. Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are the most prevalent infecting species with mild and self-limiting infection in healthy people.

Evaluation of Adjuvant Effectiveness of Alum-Propranolol Mixture on the Immunogenicity of Excreted/Secreted Antigens of RH Strain.

The introduction of novel adjuvants is an important step in attempts to develop a safe and more efficient vaccine. The present study was performed to determine whether the use of a mixed beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist propranolol (PRP) and aluminum (alum), as an adjuvant, have efficacy for vaccine to induce protective immunity in a mouse model. Female BALB/c mice divided into five groups were immunized with excretorys-ecretory antigens (ESA) vaccine, alum-ESA vaccine, PRP-ESA vaccine, and alum-PRP ESA vaccine, as well as with phosphate buffered saline (PBS), as a negative control group.

Prevalence and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium in pre-weaned cattle in Urmia (Northwestern Iran).

Introduction: Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease causing digestive problems in pre-weaned calves. Considering the zoonosis of the parasite and its importance in veterinary medicine, we evaluated the prevalence and genotyping of Cryptosporidium spp. in diarrheic pre-weaned calves in the northwest of Iran.

Evaluation of Toll-Like Receptor 11 Agonist Adjuvant Activity in Immunization of BALB/c Mice with Total Lysate Antigens of RH Strain.

Background: In this study, the effect of total lysate antigen (TLA) of on spleen lymphocyte prolifration, secretion of IL5, INF-γ, and mice survival time was evaluated using agonist of toll-like receptor (TLR) 11, as an adjuvant.

Methods: This study was done in the Department of Parasitology and Mycology of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran in 2018. First, different groups of BALB/c mice were immunized with TLA alone and also TLA + TLR11 agonist.

Sero-epidemiology of Hydatidosis Among General Population of Jolfa County, Northwestern Iran Using IHA, ELISA and Western Blot (2017-2018).

Background: Human hydatidosis is mostly a latent and neglected disease with known endemicity in Iran.

Aims: Due to the importance of this infection in the country and its latent nature, we aimed to evaluate the serological status of hydatid cyst in northwestern Iran.

Objectives: Herein, we evaluated the serological status of hydatid cyst in urban and rural inhabitants of Jolfa county, northwestern Iran during 2017-2018.

Designing and standardizing serologic diagnostic kit and determining anti- antibodies frequency in patients referred to health care centers in Urmia (northwest of Iran).

Toxocariasis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by larval stages of the roundworm of dog, , and less frequently by , the roundworm of cats. Eosinophilia in peripheral blood may be indicative of a disease; however, it does not necessarily represent toxocariasis. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the relationship between eosinophilia and toxocariasis in a region.