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Original article English Gusbi AM, Awan MA, Beesley WN. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Fateh University of Medical Science, Tripoli, Libya. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1991 Aug;85(4):433-7. Abstract The growth rate of unilocular hydatid cysts over a two-year period was studied in Libyan sheep dosed orally with gravid segments of Echinococcus granulosus taken …

Experimental infection of Libyan sheep with Echinococcus granulosus. Read More »

Original article English Goldfarb LG, Brown P, Mitrova E, Cervenakova L, Goldin L, Korczyn AD, Chapman J, Galvez S, Cartier L, Rubenstein R, et al. Laboratory of CNS Studies, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892. Eur J Epidemiol. 1991 Sep;7(5):477-86. Abstract 200Lys mutation in the human PRNP coding region has been identified in 45 of the …

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease associated with the PRNP codon 200Lys mutation: an analysis of 45 families. Read More »

Case report English Tornieporth N, Lorenz R, Gain T, Rosch T, Classen M. Department Internal Medicine II, Technical University, Munich, Germany. Endoscopy. 1991 Sep;23(5):294-6. Abstract A case is reported of a 56-year-old woman of Libyan origin presenting with dysphagia, retrosternal pain and weight loss. Oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy revealed an ulcerated tumor in the upper oesophagus strongly suggesting …

An unusual case of active tuberculosis of the oesophagus in an adult. Read More »

Case report English Elshtewi M, Archer DB. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tripoli, Tripoli Eye Hospital, Libya. Int Ophthalmol. 1991 Sep;15(5):343-5. Abstract This report presents a Libyan child with congenital ichthyosis of the recessive lamellar variety complicated by severe ectropion of both upper and lower eyelids. Over a period of 12 months the degree of …

Congenital ichthyosis in a Libyan child with ophthalmic manifestations. Read More »

Original article English Rambabu K, Shaafie IA, Ansari AA, Basha SA, Ziu MM. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Biochem Med Metab Biol. 1991 Oct;46(2):140-4. Abstract Variations in the levels of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) were measured in control subjects and in 39 adult primary idiopathic hypothyroidism (PIH) patients. The serum GGT …

Studies on serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in primary idiopathic hypothyroidism patients. Read More »

Case report English Dhir SP, Shishko MN, Krewi A, Mabruka S. Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1991 Nov-Dec;28(6):354-5. Abstract Fourteen children and six adults presented in 1987 with firework-induced ocular injuries following celebrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in Tripoli, Libya. The children’s injuries were, typically, much more severe …

Ocular fireworks injuries in children. Read More »

Original article English Omar SM, Pitts NB. Department of Dental Health, University of Dundee, Dental School, Scotland, UK. Community Dent Health. 1991 Dec;8(4):329-33. Abstract There is relatively little information about the dental health of Libyan children, so this study was initiated to assess the level of oral hygiene and the gingival and periodontal status in …

Oral hygiene, gingivitis and periodontal status of Libyan school children. Read More »

Review French Cunningham EP, Abusowa M, Lindquist DA, Sidahmed AE, Vargas-Teran M. Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO), Rome, Italie. Rev Elev Med Vet Pays Trop. 1992;45(2):115-8. Abstract The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is an obligate parasite of warm-blooded animals. The female lays up to 300 eggs in any break …

Program fo the eradication of Cochliomyia hominivorax in Northern Africa Read More »

Original article English el-Gawi O, Saadawi A, Abudaia J, Maltsev BN. Radiochemical Department, Tajura Nuclear Research Centre, Tripoli, Libya. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol. 1992;36(4):390-5. Abstract In the course of investigations realized by us earlier it was found that there was no difference between radioresistance of microbes taken from various water sources. As a matter …

Investigation of the causes facilitating formation of microflora in atomic reactor pool water. Read More »

English Abd el-Samii ZK. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Great Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. J Chem Technol Biotechnol. 1992;53(2):143-6. Abstract Some novel 1,3,4-oxadiazoline and 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives have been synthesized from 3-hydroxy-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine. Illucidation of the structures of the isolated products has been proved in the light of their elemental analysis, spectroscopic data and unambiguous synthesis …

Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of some novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives. Read More »