Visceral leishmaniasis: a worldwide disease.
English el Mauhoub M, Aggarwal VP, Mehabreash MI, Dar FK. Indian J Pediatr. 1987 Jan-Feb;54(1):97-101. Abstract Keywords: Visceral leishmaniasis: a worldwide disease. Link/DOI:
Effect of parity status and age of Libyan mothers on body length and birth weight of newborn infants. A comparative study
Original article German Baars F. Zentralbl Gynakol. 1987;109(2):119-25. Abstract The parity status (p.s.) (1st to greater than or equal to 14th para) of 3,283 mothers, who have been delivered in the Central Hospital of Az Zawiyah/Libya between 1980 to 1983, had as well as to the length (average total increase 1.6 cm) and to the …
Common bile duct exploration in a Libyan hospital. Utilization of choledochoscopy in an effort to improve results.
Original article English Elhamel A, Kumar MA. Central Hospital, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al Fatah University, Tripoli, Libya. Ital J Surg Sci. 1987;17(3):253-6. Abstract Over a three-year period, 849 patients had a cholecystectomy for gallstones, at the Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. In 133 patients the common bile duct was explored. Under the particular …
Descriptive epidemiology of selected neuromuscular disorders in Benghazi, Libya.
Original article English Radhakrishnan K, el-Mangoush MA, Gerryo SE. Acta Neurol Scand. 1987 Feb;75(2):95-100. Abstract A 3-year intensive search for selected neuromuscular disorders in Benghazi, yielded 34 patients with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy (25 index cases), 19 with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (13 index cases), 4 with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (3 index cases), 3 with opthalmoplegia-plus (all …
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Echinococcosis in Libya. I. Prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs with particular reference to the role of the dog in Libyan society.
Original article English Gusbi AM. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1987 Feb;81(1):29-34. Abstract Of 151 dogs examined in 14 localities in Libya, 42 (27.81%) were infected with Echinococcus granulosus. The prevalence of the worms was generally higher in the coastal areas. Infections were light (1-200 worms) in 24 …
Prevalence of human hydatidosis in Tripoli region of Libya.
Original article English Aboudaya MA. Int J Zoonoses. 1985 Dec;12(4):304-7. Abstract The literature of human hydatid disease is briefly reviewed. Records from 1972 to 1979 in the Surgical Department of the Central Hospital, Tripoli, showed that 111 cases of hydatid disease were confirmed surgically out of 22,979 admissions, an incidence of 0.48%. Of the 111 …
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Echinococcosis in Libya. II. Prevalence of hydatidosis (Echinococcus granulosus) in sheep.
Original article English Gusbi AM, Awan MA, Beesley WN. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1987 Feb;81(1):35-41. Abstract The incidence and geographical distribution of hydatidosis was examined in sheep from ten localities in Libya. A total of 402 cases of hydatid disease (7.85%) were confirmed in …
Experience of a family clinic at Benghazi, Libya, and sociomedical aspects of its catchment population.
Original article English Abudejaja AH, Khan MA, Singh R, Toweir AA, Narayanappa M, Gupta BS, Umer S. Fam Pract. 1987 Mar;4(1):19-26. Abstract The article highlights the pioneering efforts towards establishment of a family clinic as a model for provision of primary health care to the community at family level in Libya. Home visits were undertaken …
Major causes of intestinal obstruction in Libya.
Original article English Kuruvilla MJ, Chhallani CR, Rajagopal AK, Salem Rakas F. Br J Surg. 1987 Apr;74(4):314-5. Abstract The object of this study is to focus attention on the causes of intestinal obstruction in Libya. In this study, spread over 30 months and involving 114 patients, the most common cause was the entrapment of bowel …
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Diabetes mellitus in Benghazi.
Original article English Kadiki OA, Gerryo SE, Khan MM. Diabetic Clinic, Benghazi, Libya. J Trop Med Hyg. 1988 Feb;91(1):19-22. Abstract The records of 10,772 diabetic patients registered in Benghazi diabetic clinic during the period 1969-1985 were analysed. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or type II) accounted for 97.8% of patients. Of the whole clinic population …