Publications by authors named "Mansoorian A"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers studied over 5,300 freshwater snails from 51 habitats around the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to identify the local snail species and check for trematode infections.
- Five families of snails were found, with Physidae being the most common; around 20% of the snails were infected with various parasites.
- The findings suggest a significant presence of snail-borne diseases in the region, prompting calls for more research and attention from policymakers to monitor these health risks.
Background: Eco-faunistic studies are inevitable step in environmental researches. Aquatic organisms like caddisflies are known as biological indicators for water quality assessment and water resource management. They have special role for energy flow in the freshwater habitats as food web and food chain among aquatic creatures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental mycobacteria in areas of high and low tuberculosis prevalence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J
November 2006
This research compared the numbers and types of different Mycobacterium species in soil samples taken from 2 areas of Golestan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, 1 with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and 1 with a low prevalence. From 220 samples, 91 grew positive cultures (41.4%) and 161 different strains were diagnosed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProgress in the national schistosomiasis control programme of Iran.
Bull World Health Organ
January 1983
A combination of chemotherapy and mollusciciding has been used in Khuzestan, south-west Iran, since 1966, to try to control urinary schistosomiasis. The total amount of molluscicide used each year varied between 702 and 3505 kg and between 287 and 1320 infected persons were detected and treated annually. The prevalence of infection has gradually declined from 8.
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