. . Hosni MM, Maghrbi AA. . Open Vet J. 2014;4(1):12-5. Epub 2014 Feb 20. Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of ectoparasites in hedgehogs (Etelerix algirus) in north western region of Libya. Seventy hedgehogs were sampled, and 39 (55.7%) were infested with external parasites. A total of 44 ticks, …
. . Elhadi M, Momen AA, Alsoufi A, Msherghi A, Zaid A, Ali Senussi Abdulhadi OM, Elhadi A, Omar Elfandi HB, Salam Alshammam AM, Hadreiez AK, Abdulsalam Elbulati MT, Almahdi El Bibas MA, Mohamed Benaser AA, Rajab Zendah MM, Mohammed Makhlouf AA, Abdulhamed MA, BenSuleiman MM, Amer AO, Shaban MAA, Faraj HA. . Travel Med …
. . Daw MA, El-Bouzedi AH, Ahmed MO. . Front Public Health. 2021 Jun 14;9:628211. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.628211. 2021. Abstract COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has affected all aspects of life. Understanding its geographical and epidemiological characteristics has become particularly important in controlling the spread of the pandemic. Such studies are lacking in North African …
. . Boutrid N, Melki S, Rahmoune H, Ben Abdelaziz A. . Tunis Med. 2020 Mar;98(3):175-190. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Mortality, particularly at younger ages, is a key measure of population health. AIM: To describe under 5 children mortality trends and its related factors in the Great Maghreb countries over the last three decades 1994-2019. METHODS: We …
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. . Marrif HI, Al-Sunousi SI. . Front Pharmacol. 2016 Apr 6;7:83. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00083. 2016. Abstract Type two diabetes (T2D) is a challenging metabolic disorder for which a cure has not yet been found. Its etiology is associated with several phenomena, including significant loss of insulin-producing, beta cell (β cell) mass via progressive programmed cell …
. . Elzouki AN, Lubbad R, Elzouki I, Elhaddad A, Ibrahim A. . Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 3;37:214. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.214.23997. 2020. Abstract INTRODUCTION: the aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies in health care providers (HCPs) at three referral hospitals in Libya, and to correlate …
. . Khalil MM, Alzahra E. . Libyan J Med. 2013;8. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20008. Epub 2013 Jan 8. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The relationship between pregnancy outcomes and fetal gender is well reported from different areas in the world, but not from Africa. In this study, we try to understand whether the recorded phenomenon of association of adverse …
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. . Kassem HH, Abdel-Kader AK, Nass SA. . J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2013 Apr;43(1):33-40. doi: 10.12816/0006365. Abstract The prevalence of cystic echinococcosis was studied among the livestock slaughtered in abattoir of Sirte, Libya during the period July 2004 to May 2005. The overall infection rate of 4.9% in sheep, 2.4% in goats, 2.7% in …
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. . Shaibi T, Saadawi WK, Aghila H, Annajar BB. . J Vector Borne Dis. 2017 Apr-Jun;54(2):183-186. Abstract BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: West Nile fever (WNF) is a mosquito-borne viral infection, circulated in natural cycles between birds and mosquitoes, particularly Culex species. It is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, and causes a variety of clinical …
. . Haq SZ, Abushahama MS, Gerwash O, Hughes JM, Wright EA, Elmahaishi MS, Lun ZR, Thomasson D, Hide G. . Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Sep;110(9):551-557. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trw064. Epub 2016 Oct 19. Abstract BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that causes significant disease in humans. Toxoplasmosis is normally asymptomatic, unless associated with …
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