Geo‐climatic factors in a newly emerging focus of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in rural areas of north‐eastern Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 914-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Amin Ghatee ◽  
Mahdi Fakhar ◽  
Majid Derakhshani‐Niya ◽  
Zeynab Behrouzi ◽  
Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis

Estimation of sediment load and erosion of different geological units: A case study from a basin of north-eastern Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1591-1608
Author(s):  
Maryam Tajbakhshian ◽  
Abolfazl Mosaedi ◽  
Mohamad Hosein Mahmudy Gharaie ◽  
Sayyed Reza Moussavi Harami
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Load ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Geological Units

scholarly journals Seroprevalence and molecular characterization of Leishmania in dogs from an endemic area of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiane V. Lopes ◽  
Érika M. Michalsky ◽  
Fabiana de O. Lara Silva ◽  
Ana Cristina V.M.R. Lima ◽  
Daniel M. de Avelar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis

scholarly journals Mathematical analysis of a model for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafiu Hussaini ◽  
Kamaldeen Okuneye ◽  
Abba B. Gumel
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Mathematical Analysis ◽  
Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis

Preliminary Report on Stone Age Reconnaissance in north-eastern Iran

1964 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 382-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. M. McBurney
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
British Museum ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Climatic Data ◽  
Middle Palaeolithic ◽  
Upper Palaeolithic ◽  
Upper Pleistocene ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The One

The following is a preliminary report on the results achieved during approximately six weeks' archaeological fieldwork in north-eastern Iran in July and August 1963. The primary objective was to explore the area for traces of the local Upper Pleistocene cultural sequence, and in particular to establish if possible the date and character of the local Upper Palaeolithic. In the event no traces of Upper Palaeolithic were obtained. However, a start was made towards defining the problem by the discovery of two well-stratified deposits, the one yielding a Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian) industry with distinctive regional affinities, and the other an early Post-glacial Mesolithic industry. Reliable samples were obtained for defining the statistical properties of both, together with carbon samples, traces of vertebrate fauna, and some other climatic data.Representative collections were lodged with the Musée Iran Bastan at Teheran; and the expedition's share is to be offered in part to the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in Cambridge and in part to the British Museum. The expedition was financed mainly by a grant from the British Academy, supplemented by further grants from the Crowther-Beynon Fund and the British Museum.

scholarly journals Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) in Qom Province, Iran: Report of two cases

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1371
Author(s):  
Leyli Zanjirani Farahani ◽  
Abedin Saghafipour ◽  
Mehdi Mohebali ◽  
Behnaz Akhoundi ◽  
Hedayatollah Raufi
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Sand Fly ◽  
Recurrent Fever ◽  
Kala Azar ◽  
Periodic Monitoring ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a fatal parasitic zoonotic worldwide disease, which transmits to humans by the infected Phlebotomine sand fly bite. The common form of VL in Iran is the Mediterranean type with the causative agent of Leishmania infantum, whose main reservoirs are stray and domesticated dogs. The disease has several endemic foci in Iran, mostly seen among children under the age of 10, living in rural areas and nomadic tribes. The first cases of Kala-Azar in Qom province, central Iran, were reported in the year 2001, from the villages of Ghahan district. After conducting VL control strategies in the area, no new cases of the disease had been reported until recently. The cases described here are two 2-year-old girls, living in the urban parts of Qom province, one of whom did not have a history of traveling to known endemic areas of the disease. The patients were admitted to hospital in 2016-2017, complaining from recurrent fever with unrecognized reason, associated with decreased appetite and weight loss. Disease follow-up demonstrated anemia and splenomegaly, which led to diagnosis of VL, and both patients are now fully recovered. VL was presumed to be controlled in Qom province but the present cases indicate that possible VL existence remains in the region. Therefore, urgent studies and periodic monitoring are needed to identify potential reservoirs of VL in the area.

scholarly journals Itako on screen

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Ilaria Vecchi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Visual Ethnography ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The North ◽  
Fieldwork Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Critical Religion ◽  
Visual Methodology ◽  
North Eastern Part

This article is based on my fieldwork with Itako shamans in the north-eastern part of Japan. The progressive modernisation of Japan at the expense of rural areas has also affected Tohoku, resulting in the ageing of the social fabric of its communities. Within this context, this article focusses on traditional and established activities practised by the blind female Itako shamans, who are going through a process of adaptation. Therefore, the article is concerned with this process and, in particular, on the methodology applied before and during my fieldwork experience of spending time, observing, having conversations, and filming these women in their everyday life. In the attempt to understand and document these shamans, I consider the use of visual ethnographic methods for understanding the changing aspects and their implications on the life of these women. While doing this, I also considered their communities and the area in which they live. I analyse this process by blending different methodologies such as visual methodology and digital visual ethnography and the critical religion approach proposed by Fitzgerald (2000). In addition, the paper will describe how I applied this methodology to provide a fresh look at these women and their daily activity.

scholarly journals Spatial and spatiotemporal dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic North-eastern region of Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ândria Silveira Almeida ◽  
Caíque Jordan Nunes Ribeiro ◽  
Camila Caroline Carlini ◽  
Rogério Silva Santos ◽  
Allan Dantas Dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Spatiotemporal Dynamics ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Endemic Region ◽  
Health Care Networks ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Local Moran ◽  
New Research

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease with increasing incidence in Brazil, particularly in the North-eastern. The aim of this study was to analyze the spatial and spatiotemporal dynamics of VL in an endemic region of North-eastern Brazil, between 2009 and 2017. Using spatial analysis techniques, an ecological and time series study was made regarding VL cases in Sergipe filed as notifiable disease events. With data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IBGE), a digital population and cartographic baseline was established. Segmented linear regression was used to examine the temporal trends. The statistical analysis methods of Global and Local Moran’ I, local Bayesian empirical methodology and spatial-temporal scanning were used to produce thematic maps. High instances were found among adults, males, urban residents, non-Whites and persons with low levels of education. A decrease in the recovery rate and an increase in the proportion of urban cases and lethality was found. A heterogeneous VL distribution with spatiotemporal agglomeration on the seaside of the state was seen in Sergipe. To better manage the disease, new research is encouraged together with development of public health strategies. Further, improving health care networks, especially primary care, is suggested as this approach has a key role in health promotion, prevention and monitoring of the most prevalent diseases.

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