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First Molecular Epidemiological Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya
(PLOS, 2012-06-19)
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem in Libya. The objective of this study was to
investigate, for the first time, epidemiological features of CL outbreaks in Libya including molecular ...
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 ...
Epidemiology of scabies in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories (Occupied)
(Elsevier, 2012-12-03)
Background: Scabies is a disease that is considered a public health problem in the Palestinian Territories
and in other countries around the world. Scabies causes skin lesions leading to substantial morbidity,
and is ...
Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestine
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020-02-05)
Parasitic infections are a public health problem that affects all population levels in developing countries including Palestine. The current study describes the epidemiology of parasitic infections in Palestine from 2008 ...
Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis in a Female Child in Libya
(2019-08-03)
Urogenital myiasis is a parasitic infestation caused by larvae of Psychoda spp. and it is very rare in humans. A 10- year old female
was presented with urogenital myiasis and 4th stage Larvae of Psychoda albipennis (Diptera: ...
Multilocus Microsatellite Typing (MLMT) of Strains from Turkey and Cyprus Reveals a Novel Monophyletic L. donovani Sensu Lato Group
(PLOS, 2012-02-14)
Background: New foci of human CL caused by strains of the Leishmania donovani (L. donovani) complex have been recently
described in Cyprus and the C¸ ukurova region in Turkey (L. infantum) situated 150 km north of Cyprus. ...
Moroccan Leishmania infantum: Genetic Diversity and Population Structure as Revealed by Multi-Locus Microsatellite Typing
(Public Library of Science, 2013-10-17)
Leishmania infantum causes Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Morocco. It predominantly affects
children under 5 years with incidence of 150 cases/year. Genetic variability and population structure have ...
First Molecular Epidemiological Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Libya
(2012-06-19)
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem in Libya. The objective of this study was to
investigate, for the first time, epidemiological features of CL outbreaks in Libya including molecular ...
Characterization of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) from Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera:Psychodidae) expressed sequence tags (ESTs)
(BioMed Central, 2011-09-08)
Background: Phlebotomus papatasi is a natural vector of Leishmania major, which causes cutaneous leishmaniasis
in many countries. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), or microsatellites, are common in eukaryotic genomes and ...
Paracetamol biodegradation by activated sludge and photo-catalysis and its removal by a micelleclay complex, activated charcoal and reverse osmosis membranes
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-03-07)
Kinetic studies on the stability of the pain killer paracetamol in Al-Quds activated sludge demonstrated that paracetamol underwent biodegradation within less than one month to furnish p-aminophenol in high yields. ...