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Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a major health problem that affects the whole world. Providing information on the past state of antimicrobial resistance in Libya may assist the health authorities in addressing the problem more effectively in the future. Information was obtained mainly from Highwire Press (including PubMed) search for the period 1970-2011 using the terms 'antibiotic resist...

livestock have made major contribution to human societies by providing food, shelter, fuel, and services.  sheep and goat are economically important livestock play an important socioeconomic role for small and large farmers in libya.  small ruminant animal meat is popular for libyan customers, and demand is particularly high during religious and cultural festivals.  small ruminants is valued fo...

T wo questionnaires were translated into Arabic and culturally adapted to measure chronic pain and neuropathic pain in the general population in Derna, Libya (1, 2), and then in a country-wide survey. A point prevalence of chronic pain and neuropathic pain in Libya was determined. The findings of this series of studies suggested that the prevalence of chronic pain in Libya, which was 19.6%, is ...

According to WHO, it is estimated that there were 88,000 diabetics in Libya the year 2000. This prevalence is estimated to reach 245,000 diabetics by the year 2030, (see figure below). In Libya, according to local epidemiological studies, the prevalence for known diabetic patients aged over 20 years was 3.8% [2]. As 50% of type 2 diabetic patients are unaware of their diabetes “undiagnosed”, th...

I thank Ghenghesh and colleagues for their interest and comments on the paper ‘Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: a survey of dairy cattle in Tripoli, Libya’ (1). The Libyan data presented by Ghenghesh et al. in the 1990s were based on the analysis of stool specimens from pediatric patients aged between only a few days to 3 years, admitted to one hospital and involving different enteric ...

Introduction The intestinal protozoa Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. are the causative agents of giardiasis, amebiasis, and cryptosporidiosis, respectively. Adequate knowledge of the geographical distribution of parasites and the demographic variables that influence their prevalence is important for effective control of infection in at-risk populations. Methods ...

There is a dearth of literature on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Libyan universities and this paper aims to help address this imbalance by exploring and analyzing how ICTs are used in Libyan universities. Process maps and systems profiling are employed to examine the current and potential uses of ICTs and a new model for assessing ICT utilization in Libyan univ...

The e-learning is developing rapidly in the world nowadays, where technology has replaced the traditional educational approach in many universities around the world. This is because e-learning can save time and cost in educational approach as a whole. This phenomenon has spread to many developing countries like Libya with the main aim to improve the educational system. However, there seems to b...

Background: The attitude of the general population towards people with intellectual disability (ID) provides important background for policy development. Furthermore, because of changes in attitudes across cultures, it is vital to ground policy development for each country in data from that country. Aims: This paper aimed to undertake a cross-cultural study, investigating attitudes to people wi...