Cyprus

Haemoglobin Lepore in Cyprus.

Structural analysis documented the presence of haemoglobin LeporeWashington (=LeporeBoston) in a Greek Cypriot family and provided further evidence that, of the various types of Lepore mutants, only one is common in the Mediterranean area. Two individuals in this family were heterozygous for both Hb Lepore and beta thalassaemia, but they exhibited striking differences in the clinical severity a...

Bacillary Dysentery in Cyprus

The severity of the illness varied from a few loose stools to the passage of bloody fl.uid up to fifty times per day. Other symptoms included fever, nausea, occasional vomiting and abdominal cramps. There was no obvious relationship 'between the severity of the symptoms and the organism isolated. Abdominal tenderness was a common physical sign. Prostration and dehydration were surprisingly infr...

Chronology of ancient Cyprus

Heat illness in Cyprus.

Heat illness in the Armed Forces is an emotive issue. No specific service-wide system currently exists to monitor the incidence of heat illness. Within British Forces Cyprus medical policy guidelines for physical activity at various Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) readings were issued in 1988. A local system for reporting heat casualties was introduced in August 1989. This paper examined retr...

Leishmania donovani leishmaniasis in Cyprus.

76 www.thelancet.com/infection Vol 9 February 2009 Nicole Léger and Jérôme Depaquit emphasise “the importance of preventing an extension of this anthroponotic species in Europe”, a point also stressed by Dujardin et al, since leishmaniasis is not placed under public health surveillance in Europe. We certainly agree with the authors that the indigenous transmission of Leishmania donovani to Cypr...