Detection, Identification, and Characterization of Eimeria spp. from Commercial Chicken Farms in Different Parts of Iran by Morphometrical and Molecular Techniques.

Purpose: Coccidiosis of domestic chicken is an important disease caused by any of seven species of Eimeria which, by developing within the epithelial cells of the intestine, cause lesions therein. We carried out a study on poultry farms located in various regions of Iran to determine the incidence and spread of Eimeria species by employing a single PCR test.

Methods: A total of 64 fully confirmed clinically intestinal tracts were collected from different parts of Iran.

Molecular detection and phylogenic characterization of Neospora caninum in naturally infected sheep in Alborz and Qazvin provinces, the north of the central region of Iran.

Neospora caninum is a protozoan coccidian parasite that can act as a cause of abortion in sheep. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of this parasitic agent and its role in causing abortion in sheep of Iran. Between June 2019 and February 2022, 100 samples [brain (n = 39), placenta (n = 8), embryonic membrane (n = 7), cotyledon (n = 7), umbilical cord (n = 2), homogenate mixture of tissues (heart, liver, spleen and digestive track) (n = 37)] that were collected following the necropsies of 39 aborted ovine fetuses from different parts of the Alborz and Qazvin provinces, the north of the central region of Iran were employed for DNA extraction.

Morphological detection and molecular characterization of Hepatozoon spp. from venomous terrestrial snakes in Iran.

Hepatozoon spp. are blood protozoans that can infect snakes. Infections with these parasites are found in more than 200 snake species and are considered to be the most frequent hemogregarines in snakes.

Development of a Multi-Epitope Recombinant Protein for the Diagnosis of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Background: Iran is one of the endemic areas of Mediterranean Visceral Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by . In this work, we examined whether Proteína quimérica 10 (PQ10) recombinant protein is suitable for immunological diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis.

Methods: The study was carried out in Tarbiat Modares University during 2016-2018.

Construction and Identification of a Recombinant Plasmid Encoding Oncosphere Antigen (EG95).

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), as a zoonotic disease cause to health threat and economic losses. Despite implemented control programs, few countries have been able to decrease or eliminate this infection. Vaccination of the intermediate host offers an additional strategy to control the parasite transmission and EG95 antigen is considered more than the others in the vaccine issue.