2016/07/24 by Abdolrazagh Hashemi Shahraki, Elizabeth Carniel, Ehsan Mostafavi · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research #Mosquito-borne diseases and control #Zoonotic diseases and public health
paper · pdf · doi:10.4178/epih.e2016033
openalex publication_date 2016/07/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
OBJECTIVES: Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in old foci. Multiple epidemics of this disease have been recorded throughout the history of Iran. Despite the long-standing history of human plague in Iran, it remains difficult to obtain an accurate overview of the history and current status of plague in Iran. METHODS: In this review, available data and reports on cases and outbreaks of human plague in the past and present in Iran and in neighboring countries were collected, and information was compiled regarding when, where, and how many cases occurred. RESULTS: This paper considers the history of plague in Persia (the predecessor of today's Iran) and has a brief review of plague in countries in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, including a range of countries in the Middle East and North Africa. CONCLUSIONS: has been reported among rodents and dogs in western Iran, more attention should be paid to disease monitoring in areas with previously reported human cases and in high-risk regions with previous epizootic and enzootic activity.