echinococcosis in libya. iii. further studies on the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus in dogs. | of 92 dogs examined for echinococcus granulosus at five sites in libya from april 1985 to september 1988 33 (35.9%) were infected, the prevalences ranging from 60% (zawiyah) and 52.0% (tripoli) in the north-west, to 28.6% (benghazi) and 28.5% (darna) in the north-east. none of eight dogs at al-kufra, in the south-eastern desert, were infected. twenty dogs each had two to 200 worms, nine had 201-1000 worms and four each had over 1000 worms (one dog in tripoli had 17,120 worms). most infections we ... | 1990 | 2256769 |
hydatid disease in children in libya. | hydatid disease is a common condition in libya. between 1971 and 1976, hydatid disease accounted for 0.85% of total hospital admissions to al-jalah general hospital, benghazi. the incidence of hydatid disease reported in children below ten years of age was 11.7%. in this paper the experience of treating 56 children with hydatid disease is described. the presenting features, complications, surgical techniques and results are reported and discussed. | 1984 | 6084469 |