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Pregnancy outcomes in Benghazi, Libya, before and during the armed conflict in 2011

. . Bodalal Z, Agnaeber K, Nagelkerke N, Stirling B, Temmerman M, Degomme O. . East Mediterr Health J. 2014 Apr 3;20(3):175-80. Abstract Stressful life events experienced by pregnant women may lead to adverse obstetric outcomes. This study in Benghazi compared the rates of preterm, low-birth-weight and caesarean-section births at Al-Jamhouria hospital in the months …

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Awareness of cervical cancer and socio-demographic variations among women in Libya: An exploratory study in Az-Zawiya city

. . Hweissa NA, Su TT. . Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2018 Jan;27(1). doi: 10.1111/ecc.12750. Epub 2017 Sep 27. Abstract Cervical cancer is still a public health problem worldwide, and almost 80% of cervical cancer cases occur in developing countries. In Libya, cervical cancer ranks as the third most frequent cancer among women. This …

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First Record of Dericorys albidula Serville, 1838 (Orthoptera: Dericorythidae) in Tunisia and Libya

. . Tlili H, Abdellaoui K, Chouikha MB, Mhafdhi M, Jemmazi A, Ammar M, Desutter-Grandcolas L. . Zootaxa. 2019 Jan 31;4551(3):385-393. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4551.3.7. Abstract The humpbacked grasshopper Dericorys albidula (Serville, 1838) (Orthoptera: Dericorythidae: Dericorythinae) is reported here for the first time from Southern Tunisia (Tozeur province) and northwestern Libya. Details on the ecological occurrence of …

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Chemical and Antimicrobial Profiling of Propolis from Different Regions within Libya

. . Siheri W, Zhang T, Ebiloma GU, Biddau M, Woods N, Hussain MY, Clements CJ, Fearnley J, Ebel RE, Paget T, Muller S, Carter KC, Ferro VA, De Koning HP, Watson DG. . PLoS One. 2016 May 19;11(5):e0155355. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155355. 2016. Abstract Extracts from twelve samples of propolis collected from different regions of Libya …

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Treatment of a Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC cellulitis and gut decolonization with ceftazidime/avibactam in a migrant from Libya

. . Carannante N, Pallotto C, Bernardo M, Di Caprio G, Tascini C. . J Chemother. 2018 May;30(3):183-184. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2018.1424504. Epub 2018 Jan 16. Abstract KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) is nowadays a global concern. Ceftazidime/avibactam is the most promising novel antibiotic combination available at the moment. We describe the case of a migrant with no …

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Exploiting epidemiological data to understand the epidemiology and factors that influence COVID-19 pandemic in Libya

. . Mahmoud AS, Dayhum AS, Rayes AA, Annajar BB, Eldaghayes IM. . World J Virol. 2021 Jul 25;10(4):156-167. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i4.156. Abstract Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a public health concern caused by Leishmania (L.) major and L.tropica in Libya. Information on sandfly vectors, as well as their associated Leishmania species, is of paramount importance because …

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Sero-prevalence and epidemiology of peste des petits ruminants in Libya

. . Dayhum A, Sharif M, Eldaghayes I, Kammon A, Calistri P, Danzetta ML, Di Sabatino D, Petrini A, Ferrari G, Grazioli S, Pezzoni G, Brocchi E. . Transbound Emerg Dis. 2018 Feb;65(1):e48-e54. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12670. Epub 2017 Jul 12. Abstract There were only 75 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported in Libya by …

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Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis in a Female Child in Libya

. . Gashout A, Amro A, Hamarsheh O, Al-Dwibe H. . Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2019 Sep 10;43(3):152-154. doi: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6135. Abstract We conducted a cross-sectional study during 2013 to quantify the serological prevalence of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection and to investigate host factors associated with PPR infection in small ruminants in Libya. A two-stage …

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