Arab Republic of Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

Selective population chemotherapy among schoolchildren in Beheira governorate: the UNICEF/Arab Republic of Egypt/WHO Schistosomiasis Control Project.

Selective population chemotherapy using a single dose of praziquantel (40 mg per kg body weight), which was offered to 29,365 schoolchildren in Abu El Matameer and 40,241 in Abo Homos districts, Beheira governorate in the Nile delta, reduced the prevalence of schistosomiasis from 75.4% to 40.9% (reduction of 45.8%) and from 80.5% to 30.8% (reduction of 61.7%), respectively. Of those with only S...

Behavioral Study of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy before Egypt and Bahrain Following the Arab Revolutions

Regional revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and the expansion of consequent insurgences into other countries in western Asia have led to the formation of relationships as well as new behavioral patterns in the region. Meanwhile the behaviors of regional players in terms of confrontation toward these revolutions can be examined in both ends of the spectrum; countries that have greeted these revolu...

Serodiagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Syrian Arab Republic.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the validity of western blot (WB) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that use antigens from culture promastigote from Leishmania parasites, for laboratory diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Syria. METHODS We utilized 290 serum samples from endemic areas (patients group) and other regions (control samples) in Syria during 2002-2005 and the serological test...

Current status of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis has been endemic in Aleppo, Syria, for generations. Recently there has been a clear increase in the incidence of the disease, and more patients have shown a lack of response to antimonials. We report the results of a survey, undertaken over the period 2-17 January 1995, at a general hospital in Aleppo, of all patients presenting with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Patients wer...