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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 ...
Development of Assays Using Hexokinase and Phosphoglucomutase Gene Sequences That Distinguish Strains of Leishmania tropica from Different Zymodemes and Microsatellite Clusters and Their Application to Palestinian Foci of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
(PLOS, 2013-09-26)
Background/Objectives: Palestinian strains of L.tropica characterized by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) fall into
two zymodemes, either MON-137 or MON-307.
Methodology/Principle Findings: Assays employing PCR ...
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 ...
Predicted efficacy of the Palestinian wheat flour fortification programme: complementary analysis of biochemical and dietary data
(Crossmark, 2014-08-29)
To utilize complementary biochemical and dietary data collected
before the initiation of national flour fortification to (i) identify micronutrient
insufficiencies or deficiencies and dietary inadequacies in Palestinian ...
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 ...
Epidemiological and clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniases in Jenin District,Palestine, including characterisation of the causative agents in clinical samples
(Elsevier, 2012-07-24)
During 2002–2009, 466 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) were reported from Jenin
District, Palestine, affecting both genders. The average annual incidence was 23 cases per
100 000 inhabitants, increasing with age in ...
Borrelia persica infection in dogs and cats: clinical manifestations, clinicopathologicalfindings and genetic characterization
(BMC, 2016-05-10)
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 ...
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 ...
Prevalence of Trypanosoma evansi in livestock in Palestine
(BMC, 2020-05-15)
Background: Trypanosoma evansi is the causative agent of surra, a disease that occurs in many animal species. The
disease is responsible for substantial losses in global production and can be fatal if not diagnosed early. ...
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 ...