Publications

cross-species surveillance of leptospira in domestic and peri-domestic animals in mahalla city, gharbeya governorate, egypt.	a survey of 179 animals (black rats, dogs, sheep, buffaloes, cattle, donkeys, weasels, and cats) for leptospira infection was conducted in mahalla city (lower egypt). blood, urine, and kidney were collected and tested by culture, microscopic agglutination test (mat), and/or polymerase chain reaction (pcr). among rats, 26% were positive by pcr, including 7% that were also positive by culture for l. interrogans serovars grippotyphosa, pyrogenes, and icterohaemorrhagiae. l. borpetersenii serovar po ...	2011	21363980
the potential reservoir role of donkeys and horses in zoonotic fascioliasis in gharbia governorate, egypt.	no doubt, fascioliasis tops all the zoonotic helminthes worldwide. in egypt, human fascioliasis is increasing. the incidence and prevalence of fascioliasis in the egyptian farm animals are well documented. however, none in egypt has focused on the potential role of other domestic farm animals. a preliminary coprologic examination of donkeys and horses was done in eight centers of gharbia governorate. the overall rate of infection in donkeys was 3.03%, in horses was 1.5%, and in mules 0.0%. horse ...	2002	12214933