Background: By the nature of their environment and behavior, stray cats are at risk exposure to leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. The prevalence leptospirosis in feline species Algeria unknown. main objectives this study determine seroprevalence identify most common Leptospira serovars Algiers region.Methodology: Serum samples from 144 ran...

sera from ninety one patients clinically suspected to extra intestinal amoebiasis (ex-am) were collected and examined for presence of anti entamoeba histolytica (e.h) antibody. the tests were indirect immunofluorescence antibody, (ifa or iif), gel diffusion (gd) and counter immuno electrophoresis (ciep). thirty one patients (34%) had anti e.h. antibody titres of >1:80. among them eight patients...

Maternal influenza during pregnancy has been suggested to increase the psychosis risk for the offspring. This hypothesis has been tested using "ecological" studies, which examined the risk for individuals born after epidemics, and "serological" studies, based on serological evidence. A study of the latter type obtained an increased schizophrenia risk for individuals exposed during the first tri...