The Larval Stages of spp. in Freshwater Snails as the First and Second Intermediate Hosts in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces, Northern Iran.

Background: Identification of the larval stages of spp. in freshwater snails is an essential guide to continue monitoring the possibility of their transmission and the potential of echinostomiasis in areas where trematodes are the primary agent of parasitic diseases. The aim of this study was investigate using morphological and molecular techniques.

Risk Mapping and Spatial Modeling of Human Cystic Echinococcosis in Iran from 2009 to 2018: A GIS-Based Survey.

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important parasitic infections in subgroup seven common neglected diseases of humans and animals. It is in the list of 18 neglected tropical diseases of the WHO. We aimed to analyze the situation of the disease in Iran using Geographical Information System (GIS) and satellite data analysis.

A Retrospective Study of Serum Calcium Status in Tehran, Iran (105,128 Samples, from 2009-2018).

Background: Calcium is a necessary mineral for life to keep the body and bones healthy. Various factors including hormones, diet, age, and gender affect serum calcium status. The aim of this sturdy was to assess the serum calcium level (SCL) of Tehran population, which has about 10 million multi-Ethnic populations and represents from the whole country.

Evaluation of a novel Echinococcus granulosus recombinant fusion B-EpC1 antigen for the diagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis using indirect ELISA in comparison with a commercial diagnostic ELISA kit.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.).

Changes in the expression of miR-103a and miR-21: a functional diagnosis of toxocariasis in rats.

Toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by migrating nematode worms, species larvae, within tissues. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at a post-transcriptional level. miRNA-based diagnostic biomarkers for toxocariasis are emerging, but there is limited information about the role of many miRNAs and a more detailed diagnostic evaluation of miRNA expression patterns is needed to understand their immunobiological function.

Estimation of Burden of Cystic Echinococcosis in Iran Using Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) in 2018.

Background: Human hydatidosis as a public concern has increased in a number of countries that have reduced control programs for the disease due to lack of resources or policies. We aimed to estimate Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for human hydatidosis in Iran in 2018.

Methods: Data were collected from the Center of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health &Medical Education, Tehran, Iran in 2018.

Serological Detection of Trichinellosis among Suspected Wild Boar Meat Consumers in North and Northeast of Iran.

Background: Trichinellosis is a foodborne zoonosis disease worldwide. Humans acquire infection by ingesting raw or uncooked animal flesh containing viable larvae. The most common reservoirs of this helminth are pigs and wild boars.

Expression of Mir-21 and Mir-103a in : Potential for Diagnosis of Human Toxocariasis.

Background: Toxocariasis is one of the most neglected zoonotic diseases, predominantly caused by . We aimed to evaluate the expression of microRNAs 21 and 103a in seropositive individuals for human toxocariasis as diagnostic biomarkers.

Methods: This study was conducted on 324 individuals for ELISA test on toxocariasis in Tehran and Karaj, Iran 2019.

Lymphatic filariasis in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an important neglected parasitic disease according to the World Health Organization. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of human LF in Asia using a systematic review and meta-analysis approach. Records from 1990 to 2018 in reputable databases including PubMed, Science Direct, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched using a panel of related keywords.

A faunistic survey of snails and their infection with digenean trematode cercariae in Bandar-e Anzali at the littoral of the Caspian Sea.

Trematodes are known as a diverse group of endogenous parasites, which snails as their intermediate hosts can dramatically affect parasite transmission dynamics. Snails play a key role in life cycles of digenean trematode. However, there has not been much faunistic surveys in terms of snails' distribution in Iran.

Human Cysticercosis in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Cysticercosis in among the neglected tropical disease caused by eating the egg of parasite . In this review, we aimed to verify the prevalence of human cysticercosis in different countries of Asia using systematic review and meta-analysis approach.

Methods: Based of the protocol, reliable databases including PubMed, SCOPUS, Science Direct, Embase, and Cochrane Library from 1990-2018 were searched using a panel of keywords.

Comprehensive Survey of Plagiarism in Iran.

Background And Objective: We conducted this study to assess the prevalence of plagiarism and to shed light on some dark aspects of this issue. The main objectives included to find out the etiology, prevalence, and detection of various forms plagiarism.

Methods: In this Cross-sectional study we used a questionnaire, face-to-face interview, analyzing the present notifications and codes, websites, and literature review.

Seroepidemiology of human fascioliasis in rural and nomad areas of Lorestan Province, western Iran, in 2016 and 2017.

According to previous studies in Lorestan Province, western Iran on human fascioliasis, we aimed to understand the epidemiology of the disease and to identify the cases in rural and nomad regions of this province. The studied population was a rural and nomadic population of nine districts of Lorestan province, of which 1053 were selected according to the population of each studied county based on random sampling in 2016-2017. Initially, a questionnaire was completed for each person, including age, gender, education, occupation, use of local native aquatic plants and history of travel to the northern provinces of the country where fasciolosis has been reported mostly.

Molecular phylogenetic and genetic variability of in Kermanshah province, western Iran with an overview to understand haplotypes distribution in Asia and Africa.

Over the last decade, diagnostic tools to detect and differentiate species have improved, but our understanding of the distribution of haplotypes and population structure of this parasite is less clear. This study was designed to survey this gap in the epidemiology in Kermanshah province, western Iran from 2015 to 2017. Sixty-eight isolates were collected from slaughterhouses from this province.

Seroprevalence of Infection in Association with Different Risk Factors among Children of 4-12 Years Old Referred to Some Medical Centers in Aras Free Zone, Northwest Iran.

Background: Toxocariosis is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of species from dog and cat. It has a worldwide distribution with higher prevalence in children. This study aimed to determine seroprevalence of infection and its association with some risk factors among children of Aras Free Zone (Jolfa City) in Northwest of Iran.

Molecular Characterization of spp. from Some Parts of Iran.

Background: Identification of liver flukes, , and by morphometric parameters is not always reliable due to the overlapping measurements. This study aimed to characterize the liver flukes of animals from different parts of Iran by the genetic markers, ITS1, and .

Methods: We collected flukes from infected livestock in six provinces of Iran from Sep to Nov 2016.

Design and Construction of a Fusion Peptide Containing B1, B2, B4, and EPC1 Epitopes for Diagnosis of Human Cystic Echinococcosis.

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), larval stage of , immunodiagnostics is still a challenge due to asymptomatic nature of CE during the early phase of infection and imperfection of diagnostic antigens. In silico design and assessments of hydatid cyst antigens provide preeminent information for novel and favorable diagnostic methods.

Methods: This study was performed at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran in 2018.

Identification and Phylogenetic Classification of species Isolated from Sheep and Cattle by PCR-RFLP in Zabol, in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Southeast Iran.

Background: The detection of species in various geographical regions is essential for health policymaking. Here, we aimed to identify livestock (cattle and sheep) related genotypes by restriction fragment length polymorphism PCR.

Methods: Seventy adult flukes were collected from 70 infected livers of 35 cattle and 35 sheep slaughtered in Zabol abattoir, south-east Iran (Jan-Jul 2017).

High-Resolution Melting Analysis as an Appropriate Method to Differentiate between and .

Background: Fasciolosis is a shared disease between humans and livestock caused by hepatic trematodes; and . Differentiate between the two species of this genus is essential. High-Resolution Melting (HRM) Analysis represents a new approach to this issue.