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Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases in Gaza Strip, Palestine: A continuing Health Problem
Intestinal parasitic diseases remain to be one of the greatest health problems in the developing world. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 3.5 billion people worldwide continue to be affected by ... -
Modified Diphasic Liver Infusion Agar: Selective Medium for the Axenic Cultivation of Entamoeba histolytica
A modified diphasic liver infusion agar medium was prepared manually in the laboratory in order to be used for culturing Entamoeba histolytica in vitro. This medium is a good alternative for the commercial one and has the ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among university female students, Gaza, Palestine
Background: The intestinal parasites are still endemic among children, women, and men in Gaza Strip. Objectives: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of intestinal parasites among young female students of ... -
The attitude of blood donors towards the use of their samples and information in biomedical research.
Introduction: Blood donation is important for saving human life as blood is used in surgeries, blood transfusion and for clinical use. The mission of blood banks can be extended to include medical research. The objective ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children in Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A total of 489 stool specimens were collected from school children aged 6-11 years. The target area is overcrowded, with improper sewage disposal system and low socioeconomic standards. A questionnaire was designed to ... -
Mother knowledge, attitudes, perception regarding intestinal parasites and diarrhoea in three regions of Gaza strip, Palestine
The knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) among mothers towards intestinal parasites and diarhoea in three regions in Gaza strip were studied. A total of 659 mothers of children attended a primary health care centre ... -
Occurrence of Toxoplasmosis and other intestinal parasites among stray Cats in Khanyounis Governorate, Palestine
Zoonotic parasitic diseases transmitted from animals to human is of concern on the health of the public. The present study was carried out to examine the occurrence of T. gondii and other zoonotic enteric parasites including ... -
Immune-detection of Entamoeba histolytica in symptomatic and asymptomatic infection
High prevalence of intestinal amoebiasis is commonly reported by microscopy in Gaza.To determine the misdiagnosis of intestinal amoebiasis associated with microscopic examination of faces, two tests were applied: 1-a ... -
Intestinal Parasites in Relation to Haemoglobin Level and Nutritional Status of School Children in Gaza, Journal of the Egyptian Society of parasitology
The prevalence of intestinal paresite and their relations to anemia and nutritional status among school children aged 6-11 years in Gaza was studied. The target area is overcrowded with improper sewage disposal system and ... -
Distribution of Strongyloides stercoralis and other intestinal parasites in household in Beit-lahia city, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
A house hold survey included 1000 individuals from all ages was conducted in Biet-lahia, Palestine. Wet mount using saline and iodine and sedimentation techniques were used in detection of helminthes eggs and protozoan ... -
Entamoebahistolytica or Entamoebadispar among children in Gaza, Gaza Strip? Journal of the Egyptian Society of parasitology 2005
Most physicians in Gaza prescribe medicaments for patients suffering from Entamoeba histolytica/dispar without parasitologic giagnosis. Additionally, stool analysis performed by the routine methods usually reports the ... -
Evaluation of the relationship between intestinal parasitic infection and health education among school children in Gaza city, beit-lahia village and jabalia refugee camp, Gaza strip, Palestine
This study aimed to test the impact of health education programmer's intervention on the prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children in Gaza city, Beit labia villages and Jabalia refugee camp "Gaza Strip" over ... -
Trichonamas vaginalis Infection among Palestinian Women: Prevalence and Trends during 2000-2006
Aim: Trichomonas vaginalis has not been studied in Gaza and there is no available data on the prevalence of this sexually transmitted disease (STD). The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Trichomonas ... -
Bacterial, viral and fungal genital tract infections in Palestinian pregnant women in Gaza, Palestine.
Back ground: Pregnant women may be at high risk to be infected with one of sexually transmitted diseases. Of the sexually transmitted infections childbearing women, Chlamydia trachomatis, Human papilloma virus (HPV) and ... -
Cryptosporidiosis Among Children Attending Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital, Gaza, Palestine
Aim: The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in patients with diarrhea who attended Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital in Gaza. Materials and Methods: From January to May 2005, single ... -
Evaluating the Effect of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts and their Synergistic Effect with Metronidazole against Entamoeba histolytica
Introduction: Intestinal infection with Entamoeba histolytica is an important cause of diarrhoea world-wide especially where sanitation conditions are poor. Medicinal plants have played a significant role in various ... -
Association between distance of sewage plant and prevalence of intestinal parasites among children of Beit-lahia, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
A cross sectional study was conducted during 2002-2004 to determine the association between the distance of sewage palnts as a sanitation conditionor factor and the prevalence of different types of intestinal parasites in ... -
Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Parasites Among Pre-School Children, Gaza, Palestine
Aims: The present study is aimed to asses the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites among pre-school children in Gaza. Methods: In this study 679 stool specimens were collected from pre-school children aged <10 months ... -
Diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites among hospitalized patients attending Al-Nasser Paediatric Hospital, Gaza, Palestine.
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the dignosed gastrointestinal parasites among hospitalized children attending the Al-Nasser Paediatric Hospital. ...
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