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The Effectiveness of Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) and Combination of TMOF with Bacillus thuringiensis Against Aedes aegypti Larvae in the Laboratory. 实验室中胰蛋白酶调节胃液分泌因子 (TMOF) 和 TMOF 与苏云金芽孢杆菌的组合对埃及伊蚊幼虫的效果。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-06-30

Ys Lau, S Sulaiman, H Othman

{"title":"The Effectiveness of Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) and Combination of TMOF with Bacillus thuringiensis Against Aedes aegypti Larvae in the Laboratory.","authors":"Ys Lau, S Sulaiman, H Othman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) terminates trypsin biosynthesis in adult and larval mosquito gut. It will inhibit the growth and development of mosquito larvae feeding on it resulting in death by starvation. The objective of this study is to determine the effective dose of Pichia-TMOF and the combination of Pichia-TMOF with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) as larvicide on Ae. aegypti larvae.Methods: Aedes aegypti first-instar larvae were exposed to various doses of Pichia-TMOF, Bt and combination of Pichia-TMOF and Bt. The development of the larvae were observed and recorded daily during the bioassay larval test until the adult emergence.Results: The results showed that 400 ppm Pichia-TMOF and 300 ppm Pichia-TMOF were able to cause 100% and 67% cumulative mortality on Ae. aegypti larvae on 8(th) day respectively. At 200 ppm, 100 ppm and 50 ppm concentration Pichia-TMOF showed obvious stunted effect on Ae. aegypti larvae. Moreover, the combination of 400 ppm Pichia-TMOF with 0.1 ppm Bt showed synergistic effect on Ae. aegypti.Conclusion: Pichia-TMOF inhibited trypsin biosynthesis is potential to act in larval gut causing stunted growth and larval development and causing mortality. The combination of Pichia-TMOF and Bt increased the effectiveness in causing larval mortality.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 1","pages":"13-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/52/2d/ijad-5-13.PMC3385564.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Dog ear mite infestation: a possible problem in public health system. 犬耳螨感染:公共卫生系统可能存在的问题。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-12-31

V Wiwanitkit

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Neospora caninum and Leishmania infantum Co-Infection in Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) in Meshkin-Shahr District, Northwestern Iran. 伊朗西北部Meshkin-Shahr地区家犬中犬新孢子虫和幼年利什曼原虫的联合感染

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-12-31

M Sharifdini, M Mohebali, H Keshavarz, M Hosseininejad, H Hajjaran, B Akhoundi, A Rahimi Foroushani, Z Zarei, S Charehdar

{"title":"Neospora caninum and Leishmania infantum Co-Infection in Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) in Meshkin-Shahr District, Northwestern Iran.","authors":"M Sharifdini, M Mohebali, H Keshavarz, M Hosseininejad, H Hajjaran, B Akhoundi, A Rahimi Foroushani, Z Zarei, S Charehdar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis (MVL) is an infectious disease that affects both human and animals. Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) are principal reservoir hosts of MVL caused by Leishmania infantum. Dogs are definitive hosts for Neospora caninum and a risk factor for infecting intermediate hosts. The immunosuppression caused by visceral leishmaniasis (VL) can promote the occurrence of co-infections with other agents such as neosporosis. This study aimed to determine the frequency of co-infection of the both protozoan parasites in the endemic areas of VL from Meshkin-Shahr District, north-west of Iran.Methods: Altogether, 171 serum samples were collected from domestic dogs of Meshkin-Shahr District by multistage cluster sampling from October 2008 to August 2009. The collected serum samples were tested for the detection of simultaneous infection of L. infantum and N. caninum using direct agglutination test (DAT) and indirect ELISA, respectively.Results: Of the 171 domestic dogs, 27 (15.8%) and 52 (30.4%) were showed antibodies against L. infantum and N. caninum, respectively. Simultaneous infections of N. caninum and L. infantum was found in 16 (9.4%) of the dogs. In VL-positive and VL-negative dogs, N. caninum infection was found in 59.3% and 25.0%, respectively. A statistically significant difference was found between VL-positive and VL-negative dogs with N. caninum infection (P= 0.001).Conclusion: These findings indicate that Meshkin-Shahr District in northwestern Iran is an active focus of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). Neospora caninum and L. infantum co-infection is prevalent in the area and infection by L. infantum seems to enhance susceptibility to N. caninum infection in domestic dogs.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 2","pages":"60-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3c/e1/ijad-5-60.PMC3385575.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparison of PCR-Based Diagnosis with Centrifuged-Based Enrichment Method for Detection of Borrelia persica in Animal Blood Samples. pcr诊断与离心富集法检测动物血液中桃疏螺旋体的比较。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-06-30

S R Naddaf, M Kishdehi, Mr Siavashi

{"title":"Comparison of PCR-Based Diagnosis with Centrifuged-Based Enrichment Method for Detection of Borrelia persica in Animal Blood Samples.","authors":"S R Naddaf, M Kishdehi, Mr Siavashi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The mainstay of diagnosis of relapsing fever (RF) is demonstration of the spirochetes in Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, but during non fever periods the bacteria are very scanty and rarely detected in blood smears by microscopy. This study is aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of different methods developed for detection of low-grade spirochetemia.Methods: Animal blood samples with low degrees of spirochetemia were tested with two PCRs and a nested PCR targeting flaB, GlpQ, and rrs genes. Also, a centrifuged-based enrichment method and Giemsa staining were performed on blood samples with various degrees of spirochetemia.Results: The flaB-PCR and nested rrs-PCR turned positive with various degrees of spirochetemia including the blood samples that turned negative with dark-field microscopy. The GlpQ-PCR was positive as far as at least one spirochete was seen in 5-10 microscopic fields. The sensitivity of GlpQ-PCR increased when DNA from Buffy Coat Layer (BCL) was used as template. The centrifuged-based enrichment method turned positive with as low concentration as 50 bacteria/ml blood, while Giemsa thick staining detected bacteria with concentrations ≥ 25000 bacteria/ml.Conclusion: Centrifuged-based enrichment method appeared as much as 500-fold more sensitive than thick smears, which makes it even superior to some PCR assays. Due to simplicity and minimal laboratory requirements, this method can be considered a valuable tool for diagnosis of RF in rural health centers.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 1","pages":"7-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d5/e3/ijad-5-7.PMC3385570.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Morphometric Study on Male Specimens of Hyalomma anatolicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in West of Iran. 伊朗西部anatolicum雄性标本形态计量学研究(蜱螨亚纲:伊蚊科)。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-12-31

A Hosseini, A Dalimi, M Abdigoudarzi

{"title":"Morphometric Study on Male Specimens of Hyalomma anatolicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in West of Iran.","authors":"A Hosseini, A Dalimi, M Abdigoudarzi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hyalomma anatolicum is the well-known hard tick, which is one of the most important livestock and human pathogens vector, wide range in host and distributed in all over the Hyalomma geographic fauna as well as in Iran. Taxonomy of the Hyalomma ssp. is debatable whereas their identification is a problematic work. The reasons for this claim is time consuming Delpy's researches in Iran also Schulze School, Feldman-Muhsam and the Russian tick workers. We would like to understand morphometric variation in the field collected H. anatolicum in Iran also validating some morphologic quantitative and qualitative characters.Methods: A total 247 field-collected tick specimens from different geographical regions in west of Iran includes Khuzestan and Lorestan Provinces were studied. The morphologic characters of the ticks were measured by the calibrated stereomicroscope armed scaled lens. The measurements were analyzed using SPSS for windows, version 16 on an IBM PC, so varied shapes of species in different geographic regions were drawn by the aid of a drawing tube connected to a light stereomicroscope.Results: One way ANOVA test revealed significant differences among the quantitative parameters in five zones (P < 0.001) also each zone to other zone by Post Hoc Tests e.g. LSD. No significant differences in the lateral grooves length/conscutum length ratio parameter were found.Conclusion: Morphometric variation in Hyalomma spp is poorly studied. The variation in range and quantity of the morphometric parameters of H.anatolicum underlies that the correct recognition and key construction for Hyalomma species dependes on a complement morphometric study on the other species.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 2","pages":"23-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/6c/38/ijad-5-23.PMC3385572.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Utility of filter paper for preserving insects, bacteria, and host reservoir DNA for molecular testing. 用于保存昆虫、细菌和宿主宿主DNA分子检测的滤纸。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-12-31

F Karimian, Mm Sedaghat, Ma Oshaghi, F Mohtarami, A Sanei Dehkordi, M Koosha, S Akbari, Ss Hashemi-Aghdam

{"title":"Utility of filter paper for preserving insects, bacteria, and host reservoir DNA for molecular testing.","authors":"F Karimian, Mm Sedaghat, Ma Oshaghi, F Mohtarami, A Sanei Dehkordi, M Koosha, S Akbari, Ss Hashemi-Aghdam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Appropriate methodology for storage biological materials, extraction of DNA, and proper DNA preservation is vital for studies involving genetic analysis of insects, bacteria, and reservoir hosts as well as for molecular diagnostics of pathogens carried by vectors and reservoirs. Here we tried to evaluate the utility of a simple filter paper-based for storage of insects, bacteria, rodent, and human DNAs using PCR assays.Methods: Total body or haemolymph of individual mosquitoes, sand flies or cockroaches squashed or placed on the paper respectively. Extracted DNA of five different bacteria species as well as blood specimens of human and great gerbil Rhombomys opimus was pipetted directly onto filter paper. The papers were stored in room temperature up to 12 months during 2009 until 2011. At monthly intervals, PCR was conducted using a 1-mm disk from the DNA impregnated filter paper as target DNA. PCR amplification was performed against different target genes of the organisms including the ITS2-rDNA of mosquitoes, mtDNA-COI of the sand flies and cockroaches, 16SrRNA gene of the bacteria, and the mtDNA-CytB of the vertebrates.Results: Successful PCR amplification was observed for all of the specimens regardless of the loci, taxon, or time of storage. The PCR amplification were ranged from 462 to 1500 bp and worked well for the specified target gene/s. Time of storage did not affect the amplification up to one year.Conclusion: The filter paper method is a simple and economical way to store, to preserve, and to distribute DNA samples for PCR analysis.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 2","pages":"42-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/01/d7/ijad-5-42.PMC3385577.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Occurrence of Red-Back Spider Latrodectus hasselti (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Bandar Abbas, Southern Part of Iran. 伊朗南部阿巴斯港红背蜘蛛(蜘蛛目:蜘蛛科)的发生情况。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2011-01-01 Epub Date: 2011-06-30

M Shahi, A Hosseini, K Shemshad, J Rafinejad

{"title":"The Occurrence of Red-Back Spider Latrodectus hasselti (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Bandar Abbas, Southern Part of Iran.","authors":"M Shahi, A Hosseini, K Shemshad, J Rafinejad","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Due to importance and fatal affect of Red-back spiders, Latrodectus hasselti, a faunistic survey for presence of this spider in Bandar Abbas has been conducted. This animal is considerably the most medically importance spiders all over the world.Methods: Live adult spider specimens were collected from Bandar Abbas town using hand catch conventional method and transferred to the laboratory throughout the summer of 2008. They were identified based on morphological characteristics and taxonomic keys and confirmed by some external experts.Results: Results showed the occurrence of the red-back spider, L. hasselti from Bandar Abbas, southern port of Iran. Two female specimens were found. The spider had specific morphological characters including black color with an obvious orange to red longitudinal strip on its upper parts of abdomen.Conclusion: Although the specimens were collected from south of the country, however since the region is an important harbor and port and goods come form different parts of world we assume the possibility of arrival from its origin and native breeding sites of the world. Therefore further investigation is needed to clarify the presence of this species in different parts of Iran.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"5 1","pages":"63-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/16/eb/ijad-5-63.PMC3385565.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30771280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Differential Responses of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) to Skin Emanations of a Man, a Cow, and a Guinea Pig in the Olfactometer. 斯氏按蚊(双翅目:库蚊科)对人、牛、豚鼠皮肤分泌物嗅觉的差异反应。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2010-01-01 Epub Date: 2010-06-30

S-M Omrani, H Vatandoost, Ma Oshaghi, F Shokri, Mr Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Y Rassi, S Tirgari

{"title":"Differential Responses of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) to Skin Emanations of a Man, a Cow, and a Guinea Pig in the Olfactometer.","authors":"S-M Omrani, H Vatandoost, Ma Oshaghi, F Shokri, Mr Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Y Rassi, S Tirgari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Biting habit of mosquitoes plays an important role in the epidemiology of mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes use a set of elaborate sensory modalities to find their preferred hosts by exploiting cues emanating from a nearby host. It has been suggested that the chemical profile of skin can provide further support for anthropophilic mosquito species to find their suitable hosts. This study aimed at revealing the value of skin emanation for a zoophilic species like Anopheles stephensi as a model.Methods: Skin emanations of a man, a cow and a Guinea pig were collected by ethanol soaked cottons. Upwind responses of mosquitoes to 100 and 200 μl of filtered skin materials were non-competitively explored in a dual-choice olfactometer. L-lactic acid and other chemical content of the skin samples were identified by an enzymatic kit and GC-MS, respectively.Results: Unexpectedly, only human skin emanation was resulted in the statistically significant activation and attraction responses of An. stephensi in the wind tunnel. L-lactic acid content of this skin sample was 10 and 29 times more than the cow and the Guinea pig, respectively. The possible role of lactic acid and a few other identified compounds have been discussed here.Conclusion: Anopheles stephensi showed higher and more specific upwind responses to human skin emanation in the olfactometer. Undoubtedly, the thorough explanation of this unexpected finding needs further investigation. But, if new data verify this result, then, it may be necessary to reconsider the role of skin emanation and thence the human blood index and vectorial capacity of this zoophilic mosquito.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"4 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3a/05/ijad-4-1.PMC3385540.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30770972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Epidemiology of head lice infestation in primary school pupils, in khajeh city, East azerbaijan province, iran. 伊朗东阿塞拜疆省khajeh市小学生头虱流行病学调查

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2010-01-01 Epub Date: 2010-06-30

M Shayeghi, A Paksa, Y Salim Abadi, A Sanei Dehkoordi, A Ahmadi, M Eshaghi, S Bazrafkan

{"title":"Epidemiology of head lice infestation in primary school pupils, in khajeh city, East azerbaijan province, iran.","authors":"M Shayeghi, A Paksa, Y Salim Abadi, A Sanei Dehkoordi, A Ahmadi, M Eshaghi, S Bazrafkan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) or head louse is an obligate ectoparasite transmitted mainly through physical contact. This study was conducted to survey the prevalence of head lice infestation rate and some risk factors in Primary School pupils, in Khajeh City East Azerbaijan Province, IranMethods: We selected 20 primary schools of Khajeh City during 2008 and 2009. Totally 500 pupils including 200 boys and 300 girls from all grade 1-5 were selected by multistage, systematic random sampling in rural areas of Khajeh City and were examined for lice. In addition, a standard questionnaire recorded information about demographic features of each pupil. Results were analyzed by SPSS software.Results: The total prevalence of head lice infestation in this study was 4.8%. and the prevalence rate was significantly higher in girls (6.66%) than in boys (2%). Epidemiological factors such as: sex, school grade, family size, parent's education, type of house, hair washing (per week), number of using comb per day, were evaluated and results showed significant difference in head lice infestation and sex, school grade, family size, father education, and type of house (P< 0.05).Conclusion: Pediculosis is a public health problem in many parts of the world, and due to the higher prevalence of pediculosis in crowded families, family by lower levels of father's education and socioeconomic status in our study and rural area, it is necessary to give health education for families to prevent of pediculosis in this area.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"4 1","pages":"42-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e7/57/ijad-4-42.PMC3385548.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30770975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Infestation with Linguatula serrata in Tabriz, Iran. 伊朗大不里士地区独峰骆驼(Camelus dromedarius)感染锯齿舌蝽的情况。

Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases Pub Date : 2010-01-01 Epub Date: 2010-06-30

Hr Haddadzadeh, Ss Athari, R Abedini, S Khazraii Nia, P Khazraii Nia, S Nabian, B Haji-Mohamadi

{"title":"One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Infestation with Linguatula serrata in Tabriz, Iran.","authors":"Hr Haddadzadeh, Ss Athari, R Abedini, S Khazraii Nia, P Khazraii Nia, S Nabian, B Haji-Mohamadi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Linguatula serrata is one of well known members of Pentastomida which infects both human and animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of L. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes, livers and lungs of camels slaughtered in Tabriz area, Iran.Methods: Mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), livers and lungs of 140 one-humped camels slaughtered in Tabriz, north-west of Iran were investigated for nymphs of L. serrata from July 2007 to June 2008. The organs were examined macroscopically and then a tissue digestion method was also done for investigation of liver and lung of the camels that had infected MLN. The liver and lung samples were mostly taken from condemned and rejected part of organs.Results: The infection rate of L. serrata nymphs in MLNs, livers and lungs was 13.5%, 1.4% and 1.4% respectively. The number of isolated nymph in infected lymph nodes varied from 2 to 18 with a mean of 4.78. Only one nymph was isolated from each infected livers and lungs. The infection rate increased with age (P< 0.05). No significant difference in different sex groups and seasons was observed (P> 0.05).Conclusion: Considering this fact that consumption of undercooked camel liver was not common in the studied area, the zoonotic importance of this infection should be concluded.","PeriodicalId":14525,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases","volume":"4 1","pages":"54-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b8/cb/ijad-4-54.PMC3385538.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30770977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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