Publications

[ecoepidemiology of leishmaniasis in syria. 1. leishmania major yakimoff and schokhor (kinetoplastida-trypanosomatidae) infestation of psammomys obesus cretzschmar (rodentia-gerbillidae)].	during an epidemiological survey of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in south-west syria, leishmania major zymodème mon-26 was isolated from a reservoir host, psammomys obesus terraesanctae (rodentia-gerbillidae). the abundance of this rodent, its close contact with infected villages and the high prevalence of the infection (63,1%) indicate that this is the main reservoir host of oriental sore in the semi desert area of this country.	1990	2097930
isoenzyme characterization of leishmania isolates from lebanon and syria.	leishmania parasites were isolated from 22 lebanese and 5 syrian patients with active skin lesions for whom the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination. the isolates were characterized by starch gel electrophoresis and analysis of 13 enzyme systems. eight old-world reference strains were used for comparison. one syrian isolate belonged to leishmania major, and four syrian and two lebanese to leishmania tropica. contrary to expectations, the majority of lebanese isolates were rel ...	2000	11357993