Leishmaniasis in Refugee and Local Pakistani Populations

Surgical Needs of Refugee Populations in the European ::union::: Implications for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Phylogeny of Zika Virus in Western Hemisphere, 2015.

regions that are ill-equipped to manage imported cu-taneous leishmaniasis has resulted in outbreaks in Turkey and Lebanon (5,6). Our findings emphasize the importance of contempo-raneous disease tracking to identify human populations at highest disease risk. To ameliorate the current cutaneous leishmaniasis crisis, particularly during the winter when cases start to appear, accurate disease moni...

Refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Needs, Problems and Challenges

      As host to some of the world’s biggest emergencies and protracted crises, the Eastern Mediterranean Region carries the largest burden of displaced populations globally. Out of 58 million displaced persons worldwide, almost 30 million (52%) come from the Region. Syria is currently the world’s biggest producer of refugees and internally displaced persons, with more than 40% of the populatio...

The unseen face of humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: was nutritional relief properly targeted?

STUDY OBJECTIVE Comparison of children's nutritional status in refugee populations with that of local host populations, one year after outbreak refugee crisis in the North Kivu region of Democratic Republic of Congo. DESIGN Cross sectional surveys. SETTING Temporary and other settlements, in the town of Goma and surrounding rural areas. SUBJECTS Anthropometric indicators of nutritional st...

شناسایی چندشکلی‌ در اگزون دوم ژن GDF9در گوسفندان خالص و آمیخته پاکستانی

GDF9 gene is one of the most important effective factors on litter size in sheep. Thus, the aim of the present study was to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) available in exon 2 of GDF9 gene in pure and crossbred of Pakistani sheep using PCR-SSCP. Hence, blood samples were collected from 30 Pakistani sheep, 17 crossbred sheep (Pakistani rams × Lori-Bakhtiari) and 7 crossbred sheep (...