Evolution of insecticide resistance and its mechanisms in Anopheles stephensi in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

A Enayati, AA Hanafi-Bojd, MM Sedaghat, M Zaim… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background While Iran is on the path to eliminating malaria, the disease with 4.9
million estimated cases and 9300 estimated deaths in 2018 remains a serious health …

Malaria situation in Iran: 2002–2017

H Vatandoost, A Raeisi, A Saghafipour, F Nikpour… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Malaria is considered as a major threat to health systems. It is still considered
as one of the most important infectious diseases in Iran, but with an elimination goal in 2025 …

Malaria situation in a clear area of Iran: an approach for the better understanding of the health service providers' readiness and challenges for malaria elimination in …

H Azizi, E Davtalab-Esmaeili, M Farahbakhsh… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Malaria mortality and morbidity have decreased in recent years. Malaria
elimination (ME) and effective efforts to achieve ME is one of the most important priorities for …

Species composition, seasonal abundance and distribution of potential anopheline vectors in a malaria endemic area of Iran: field assessment for malaria elimination

A Sanei-Dehkordi, M Soleimani-Ahmadi… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite decreases in incidence, malaria remains a major public health
challenge in south and southeast Iran, where vector control is considered one of the main …

Long‐lasting residual efficacy of Actellic®300CS and Icon®10CS on different surfaces against Anopheles stephensi, an invasive malaria vector

F Nikpour, H Vatandoost… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Anopheles stephensi, a malaria‐transmitting mosquito species, has developed
resistance to various insecticides such as DDT, Dieldrin, Malathion, and synthetic …

Occurrence and depositional history of organochlorine pesticides in the sediments of the Zayandehrud River in the arid region of Central Iran

MN Varnosfaderany, A Soffianian, N Mirghaffari, Z Gu… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, surface sediments along the Zayandehrud River (14 samples), and two dated
core sediments (46 samples) from small artificial urban lakes at the middle section of the …

Malaria elimination programme in Iran: challenges and opportunities

ARA Saied, M Salehi, M Shafaati - Journal of Travel Medicine, 2024 - academic.oup.com
For centuries, Sistan-Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman provinces have been the
hotspots for malaria, accounting for over four-fifths of all reported cases in Iran. In Iran …

Molecular method is essential to identify asymptomatic malaria reservoirs: A successful experience in the malaria elimination program in Iran

J Shamseddin, A Ghanbarnejad, A Zakeri, F Abedi… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The accurate diagnosis of malaria cases, especially asymptotic and low-
parasitemia patients, using robust molecular methods (nested-PCR) have been …

Access, utilization, and barriers to using malaria protection tools in migrants to Iran

H Okati-Aliabad, A Ansari-Moghaddam… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Imported malaria cases could be considered one of the threats to malaria
elimination. Therefore, increasing migrants' access to malaria preventive measures can play …

[HTML][HTML] Immigrants: Big challenge and silent threat to implement malaria elimination program in Hormozgan Province, Iran

G Rashid, A Soltani, E Eftekhar, R Shafiei… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2020 - brieflands.com
Background: Detection and monitoring of asymptomatic malaria cases, especially among
immigrants, are the main parts of the successful malaria elimination program. To achieve …