Publications
| an epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in al-jabal al-gharbi, libya. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is an endemic parasitic infection in the mediterranean region, including libya and its al-jabal al-gharbi province. we aimed at studying the occupational relevance as well as other epidemiological aspects of cl. we investigated 140 cl cases who attended at gharyan outpatient polyclinic during a period of 6 months in 2009. cl infection was clinically diagnosed and confirmed by demonstration of leishmania parasites on smears from lesions. our findings showed that males ... | 2013 | 23467624 |
| first molecular epidemiological study of cutaneous leishmaniasis in libya. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a major public health problem in libya. the objective of this study was to investigate, for the first time, epidemiological features of cl outbreaks in libya including molecular identification of parasites, the geographical distribution of cases and possible scenarios of parasite transmission. | 2012 | 22724036 |