| feline leukaemia virus antigen in cats from beirut, lebanon. | | 1986 | 3012854 |
| toxoplasma gondii infection of cats in beirut, lebanon. | the prevalence of serum antibodies to toxoplasma gondii was determined by the indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) test in cats of beirut, lebanon from september 1980 to july 1983 (35 months). testing revealed that 253/324 (78.1%) cats had antibodies in the ifa test. while the prevalence of toxoplasma antibodies in stray cats was considerably greater than in owned cats at the beginning of the study, this difference diminished over time, and prevalence was similar by the end of the study. faecal s ... | 1985 | 3915329 |
| human rabies in lebanon: lessons for control. | human rabies is known to be endemic in countries bordering lebanon, but its prevalence in lebanon has not been studied before. all eight cases of human rabies reported to the lebanese ministry of public health between 1991 and 1999 were reviewed, as well as three other cases admitted to the american university of beirut medical center. a total of 1102 cases of animal bites to humans, the majority of which were dog bites, were reported to the ministry of public health between 1991 and 1996. in th ... | 2000 | 11057974 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma antibodies among individuals tested at hospitals and private laboratories in beirut. | toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution. infection with toxoplasma gondii can result in debilitating disease especially in the immunocompromized host and pregnant women. determination of its seroprevalence and risk factors have been studied in many countries as a mean to understand its epidemiology and implement control measures. the scarcity of information on t. gondii infection in lebanon warranted studying the toxoplasma antibody findings among individuals tested at diff ... | 2010 | 20358853 |
| seroprevalence of toxocariasis in lebanon: a pilot study. | toxocariasis is a common helminthic infection that has a worldwide distribution. however, data from lebanon about the prevalence of this infection are non-existent. we conducted a toxocara seroprevalence study with 150 subjects attending the outpatient clinics at the american university of beirut medical center between may and june 2004. serum specimens were tested for anti-toxocara antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by western blot. multivariate analysis was performed ... | 2006 | 16426480 |