Amirsajad Jafari

Shiraz University · Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences

Introduction: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral infection transmitted mainly via CCHF virus-infected ticks between vertebrate hosts. The disease occurs in almost all provinces of Iran. This study investigated the CCHFV infection in hard ticks collected from livestock in the Sistan region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province,...

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a single-stranded RNA virus classified in the Prebunyaviridae family and Or-thobunyavirus genus. SBV is a teratogenic arbovirus, infecting pregnant ruminants, and results in offspring with congenital defects such as scoliosis, hydrocephalus, arthrogryposis, cerebellar hypoplasia and enlarged thymus. The purpose of this...

Introduction: Klebsiella as a part of normal intestinal flora could act as a source to transfer antibiotic resistance and virulence genes increasing virulence in the entrobacteriaceae family. On the other hand, meat is an important source for human infection with klebsiella. Although, Escherichia coli is described as causative agent of poultry Coli...

Hedgehogs are nocturnal foraging animals which plays an important role as hosts for a wide range of parasites, bacteria, viruses and fungi. The aim of the present study was to investigate prevalence of hard ticks collected from long eared hedgehogs (Hemiechinus auritus) as potential vectors of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Sistan region...

Background and purpose: Coxiella burnetii infection (causative agent of Q fever) is a public health problem and a zoonotic disease with a global prevalence. The importance of zoonotic diseases and their impact on the health of people in a community is undeniable. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in hard t...

microRNA are noncoding endogenous RNAs of ∼ 25-nucleotide, involved in RNA silencing and controlling of cell function. Recent evidence has highlighted the important role of various in the biology of human cancers. miR-9 is a highly conserved microRNA and abnormal regulation of miR-9 expression has various impacts on disease pathology. miR-9 may pla...

The objectives of the present study were to investigate prevalence and biodiversity components of hard ticks as potential vectors of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in livestock of Iran–Afghanistan borderline in 2019. A total of 865 ticks were randomly collected from 10 counties of Iran–Afghanistan border line. Camels, cows, goats, and sheep...

Ticks are vectors for several important zoonoses including different species of Anaplasma. The present study aims to determine the presence of Anaplasma spp. in hard ticks collected from livestock of South-Khorasan province, Iran. A total of 684 livestock were sampled and 269 ticks were collected. Two genera and 6 species of ticks were identified i...

Objective: Different studies have been performed on the prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in different areas of Iran; however, as far as our knowledge, there is no regional meta-analysis available for consideration and estimation of tick species infected with different pathogens in Iran. Methods: In this review, among different databases, a total...

Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a single-stranded RNA virus classified in the Prebunyaviridae family and Or-thobunyavirus genus. SBV is a teratogenic arbovirus, infecting pregnant ruminants, and results in offspring with congenital defects such as scoliosis, hydrocephalus, arthrogryposis, cerebellar hypoplasia and enlarged thymus. The purpose of this...