. . Daw MA, El-Bouzedi AH, Ahmed MO, Alejenef AA. . Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 5;37:219. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.219.24993. 2020. Abstract COVID-19 can have even more dire consequences in countries with ongoing armed conflict. Libya, the second largest African country, has been involved in a major conflict since 2011. This study analyzed the epidemiological …
. . Sambah I, Zhao F, El-Lishani R. . Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jan;128:109687. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109687. Epub 2019 Sep 20. Abstract The aim of this study was to collect and interpret narrative and observational data from Audiologists and ENT doctors’ experiences of delays in the identification and management of congenital hearing loss (CHL) in …
. . Daw MA, Daw AM, Sifennasr NEM, Draha A, Daw A, Daw A, Ahmed M, Mokhtar E, El-Bouzedi A, Daw I, Adam S, Warrag S. . Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Apr 14;35:120. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.120.20055. 2020. Abstract INTRODUCTION: North Africa is known to be endemic for hepatitis D virus. However, data one the prevalence …
. . Rouatbi M, Amairia S, Amdouni Y, Boussaadoun MA, Ayadi O, Al-Hosary AAT, Rekik M, Ben Abdallah R, Aoun K, Darghouth MA, Wieland B, Gharbi M. . Parasite. 2019;26:6. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2019006. Epub 2019 Feb 15. Abstract Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. The disease is distributed …
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. . Sifaw Ghenghesh K, Rahouma A, Tawil K, Zorgani A, Franka E. . Libyan J Med. 2013 Jan;8(1):20567. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v8i0.20567. Abstract Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a major health problem that affects the whole world. Providing information on the past state of antimicrobial resistance in Libya may assist the health authorities in addressing the …
. . Reques L, Aranda-Fernandez E, Rolland C, Grippon A, Fallet N, Reboul C, Godard N, Luhmann N. . Confl Health. 2020 Feb 28;14:12. doi: 10.1186/s13031-020-0256-3. 2020. Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Central Mediterranean Route, passing through Libya, is one of the most dangerous for migrants. Episodes of violence have been documented but have not been accurately …
. . Almaktar M, Elbreki AM, Shaaban M. . J Clean Prod. 2021 Jan 10;279:123647. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123647. Epub 2020 Aug 14. Abstract The political upheaval and the civil war in Libya had a painful toll on the operational reliability of the electric energy supply system. With frequent power cuts and crumbling infrastructure, mainly due to …
. . Beaney T, Ster AC, Poulter NR, Xia X, Fageh H, Msalam O, Derbi HA, Osman AM, Aghilla M, Bettamer ZA, Fhail Alboum MO, Elsari OT, Elhemali EM, Zidan RA, Musbah A, Eltawell H, Ben Masaud HA; MMM Data collectors. . Eur Heart J Suppl. 2020 Aug;22(Suppl H):H77-H79. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa011. Epub 2020 Aug 28. …
May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening in Libya Read More »
. . Goleg FA, Kong NC, Sahathevan R. . Int Urol Nephrol. 2014 Aug;46(8):1581-7. doi: 10.1007/s11255-014-0694-1. Epub 2014 Mar 27. Abstract PURPOSE: End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is now a worldwide pandemic. In concert with this, ESKD in Libya has also increased exponentially in recent decades. This review aims to define the magnitude of and risks …
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. . Zorgani A, Ziglam H. . J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jun 11;8(6):680-7. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3700. Abstract The worldwide gold standard of diagnosing of enteric fever depends on the isolation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi from a patient’s bone marrow and/or blood culture. In Libya clinicians are heavily dependent on the Widal test for diagnosis …