Table 1:

Prevalence of E. histolytica and E. dispar In Iran

Method of Diagnosis	Year	Region of study (Iran)	No of cases	Prevalence rate (%)			Reference Arthurs (No.)
				E. his	E. dis	Mixed
PCR based Methods	2001	Hamadan	15	-	100	-	Fallah M et al. (14)
	2001	Tehran	8	-	100	-	Hooshyar et al. (22)
	1999–2001	Different regions of Iran	101	4/9	92/1	3	Hooshyar et al. (16)
		Central region		3/5	97	3/5	Hooshyar et al. (16)
		Northern region		5/9	94/1	-	Hooshyar et al. (16)
		Southern region		7/4	88/9	3/7	Hooshyar et al. (16)
	1999–2001	Tehran& Karaj	49	4/1	93/9	2	Hooshyar et al. (10)
	2003	Ahwaz & Hamidieh	21	4/8	90/5	4/7	Rezaian andHooshyar (5)
	2006	Gonbad	16	-	100	-	Nazemalhoseini et al. (18)
	2006–2007	Tehran	21	4/55	95/45	-	Nazemalhoseini et al. (17)
	2008	Zahedan	8	-	100	-	Haghighi et al. (19)
	2004–2008	Tehran, Zahedan, Gonbad	53	3.54	91/37	-	Nazemalhosseini et al. (27)
	2010	Khorramabad	16	-	93/75	-	Kheirandish et al.(28)
	2011	Chelgerd	10	90	10	-	Pesthechian et al.(21)
Stool antigen detection & PCR	2006	Lurestan, West Azarbayijan and Golestan	88	-	100	-	Solaymani-Mohammadi et al.(20)
Zymodem analysis	2001	Tehran	8	-	100	-	Hooshyar et al. (23,24)
	2002–2005	South Iran	23	26	74	-	Sahebani et al. (25)
	2006	Tehran and Kazerun	2	-	100	-	Haghighi A (29.24)