| epidemiology of echinococcosis in the middle east. 3. a study of hydatid disease patients from the city of beirut. | | 1964 | 14205887 |
| 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 |
| 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 |