| prevalence of linguatula serrata infection in animals from the cairo abattoir. | | 1976 | 1255360 |
| comparative studies on hydatidosis in farm animals in egypt. | a survey on the frequency of hydatid disease in animals slaughtered in cairo abattoir revealed that the percentage in camels, sheep, pigs, cows and buffaloes attained 31.0%, 1.33%, 4.62%, 0.0% and 0.0% respectively. in camels and pigs the lungs were the main predilection sites of hydatid cysts, while in sheep the liver was the most infested organ. the wall thickness of the cysts was different according to the host species and the location of the cyst. the parasitic membrane of the cysts collecte ... | 1992 | 1459031 |
| leptospirosis in man, in wild and in domestic animals at waste disposal sites in cairo. | the authors examined 65 rattus rattus, 28 pigs, 12 donkeys, 67 goats, 5 sheep, 1 cow and 1 dog as well as 196 inhabitants at two settlements on the waste disposal sites at the periphery of cairo. rattus norvegicus were positive in 55.4% for l. ictero-haemorrhagiae, pigs in 14.3% for l. pomona and in 3.6% for l. ictero-haemorrhagiae. 2 out of 12 donkeys were positive for l. pomona, 1 of them for l. pyrogenes and l. icterohaemorrhagiae as well, goats in 1.5% for l. grippotyphosa. human sera reacte ... | 1989 | 2583498 |
| [serologic studies of domestic animals for listeriosis, q-fever, and brucellosis in cairo]. | first serological investigations among domestic animals (donkey, goat, sheep, swine, dog) and rats (rattus norvegicus) carried out in the surroundings of persons from waste disposal sites in cairo indicate the occurrence of listeriosis, q fever and brucellosis. | 1989 | 2684762 |
| trichinella encysted larvae in slaughtered pigs in cairo (1995-1999). | trichinosis is one of the most serious meat borne parasites. examination of pigs in the slaughtered houses over the last five years showed an overall rate of 1.691%. the trichinoscope and sometimes the muscle digestion technique were adopted to diagnose infection. trichinosis as a zoonotic parasitic disease was discussed. | 2000 | 11198373 |
| egyptian girls acquire skills, jobs, and new identities. | maqattam, with a population of 17,000, is the largest of cairo's garbage settlements. twice a day, girls and young women aged 12-20 years sift through garbage in search of food scraps to feed their pigs, bundle animal bones, pick through glass and metal, and separate paper and plastic. 20 years ago, the association for the protection of the environment (ape), an egyptian nonprofit organization, began working in the settlement in an effort to improve both the standard of living in the community ... | 1997 | 12292989 |