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Borrelia persica infection in dogs and cats: clinical manifestations, clinicopathological findings and genetic characterization
(BioMed Central, 2016-12-06)
Background: Relapsing fever (RF) is an acute infectious disease caused by arthropod-borne spirochetes of the
genus Borrelia. The disease is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever that concur with spirochetemia. The ...
MDR tuberculosis and non-compliance with therapy
(2011-09-01)
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is a worldwide public health problem. We reported a case of pulmonary MDR tuberculosis in a 41-year-old man with diabetes from the West Bank, Palestine. 1
The bacteria ...
Molecular Detection of Theileria, Babesia, and Hepatozoon spp. in ixodid ticks from Palestine
(Elsevier, 2016-07-01)
Ixodid ticks transmit various infectious agents that cause disease in humans and livestock worldwide.
A cross-sectional survey on the presence of protozoan pathogens in ticks was carried out to assess the
impact of ...
Molecular Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories
(GrossMark, 2016-01-15)
Tick-borne rickettsioses are caused by obligate intracellular bacteria belonging to the spotted
fever group (SFG) rickettsiae. Although Spotted Fever is prevalent in the Middle East,
no reports for the presence of ...
Genetic, serological and biochemical characterization of Leishmania tropica fromfoci in northern Palestine and discovery of zymodeme MON-307
(Springer, 2012-06-18)
Background: Many cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) have been recorded in the Jenin District based on their
clinical appearance. Here, their parasites have been characterized in depth.
Methods: Leishmanial parasites ...
First-Time Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Livestock Tissues and Milk in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories
(Plos, 2013-09-12)
Background: Bovine tuberculosis, bTB, is classified by the WHO as one of the seven neglected zoonontic diseases that cause
animal health problems and has high potential to infect humans. In the West Bank, bTB was not ...
The teratogenicity and behavioral teratogenicity of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-butyl Phthalate (DBP) in a chick model
(Elsevier, 2011-10-13)
Phthalates are industrial chemicals widely used in consumer products, plastics and children toys, and the risk
of exposure to phthalates, especially prenatal exposure, is a growing concern justifying the development of
an ...
Evolutionary changes in the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the human genome from 9000 years BP until modern times
(Elsevier, 2015-02-13)
The demonstration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in ancient skeletons gives researchers an insight
into its evolution. Findings of the last two decades sketched the biological relationships between the
various species ...
Urinary organophosphate metabolite levels in Palestinian pregnant women: results of the Middle East Regional Cooperation Project
(MDPI, 2015-11-17)
The purpose of the study was to measure urinary organophosphate (OP) metabolites
in Palestinian pregnant women, and to compare levels with those in pregnant women
in Jerusalem and women from the general population in ...
Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: a pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants.
(2015-06-22)
Background Diabetes has been defi ned on the basis of diff erent biomarkers, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG),
2-h plasma glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test (2hOGTT), and HbA1c. We assessed the eff ect of ...