Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Infection in the Population Referred to Rural and Urban Health Care Centers in Zahedan, Primary Referral Level, in Southeastern Iran.

Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is one of the protozoan diseases caused by . This study is aimed at evaluating the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of infection in the population referred to rural and urban health care centers in Zahedan, southeast Iran.

Methods: A total of 1,324 blood samples of patients referred to the health care centers were evaluated using the IgG Toxoplasma ELISA Kit, between October 2019 and August 2021.

Molecular diagnosis of intestinal microsporidia infection in HIV/AIDS-patients in Zahedan city, Southeast of Iran.

Microsporidia belong to the intracellular spore-like pathogen, that can cause infection in invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi, are important causes of chronic diarrhea, especially in patients with HIV/AIDS.

Seroprevalence of human hydatid cyst: a cross sectional study in a rural areas of Zahedan, southeastern Iran.

Hydatidosis or cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most common zoonosis diseases. Iran is one of the endemic regions in terms of this disease. For the first time, the present study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of hydatid cyst in Zahedan rural areas due to the importance of human CE and lack of information in this region.

Immunodiagnosis of Human Fascioliasis: An Update of Concepts and Performances of the Serological Assays.

Human Fascioliasis (HF) is a foodborne neglected parasitic disease caused by and . New epidemiological data suggest that the endemic areas of the disease are expanding and HF is being reported from areas where it was previously not observed. Diagnosis of HF is challenging.

Molecular characterization and seroprevalence of Echinococcus granulosus in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in south-western Iran.

This study presents the first molecular and serological evaluation of Echinococcus granulosus infections in wild boars in Iran. Twenty five wild boars were collected in south-western Iran, during authorized hunting program, from March to October 2013, necropsied and examined for E. granulosus infection.