| drinking water system treatment and contamination in shatila refugee camp in beirut, lebanon. | drinking water at shatila palestinian refugee camp in beirut, lebanon is of poor quality and unpredictably intermittent quantity. we aimed to characterize drinking water sources and contamination at shatila and determine how drinking water can be managed to reduce community health burdens. we interviewed the popular committee, well owners, water vendors, water shopkeepers and preschool administrators about drinking water sources, treatment methods and the population served. water samples from th ... | 2016 | 27834438 |
| prevalence and etiology of intestinal parasites in lebanon. | as there are no studies done on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in lebanon since 1967, this study was undertaken to reveal the current patterns of intestinal parasitic infestations in lebanese patients from two geographic regions: beirut and tripoli. analysis was based on 33,253 stool specimens examined at the american university of beirut medical center (auh) and 11,611 specimens examined at the islamic hospital (ih) in tripoli over five and three years, respectively. the prevalence of i ... | 1996 | 9260400 |