Two commercially available diagnostic tools (Tro-Bio ELISA and ICT card test) were used to detect circulating filarial antigen of Wuchereria bancrofti infections among Indian expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia. Daytime serum samples collected from 302 individuals (210 men and 92 women) were tested. Night blood surveys for microfilaraemia were restricted to those individuals who became positive ...

Recently, a man aged 44 years from South Korea who flew to Hong Kong on May 26, subsequently traveled to Huizhou, Guangdong Province, had drawn the worldwide attention. First laboratory‐confirmed case of middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) finally landed in China, 3 years after the first identification of MERS coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) in Saudi Arabia, 2012.[1] In reality actually, MERS did no...

The effects of concentrations of fine particulate matter on urban populations have been gaining attention because fine particulate matter exposes the urban populace to health risks such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Satellite-derived data, using aerosol optical depth (AOD), have been adopted to improve the monitoring of fine particulate matter. One of such data sources is the glob...

AIM This study was set up to determine whether or not retinal changes occur in sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabian subjects with either the Benin, which exists in the south western part of the kingdom, or Asian haplotypes in the east, and to compare the findings with those in sickle cell disease in Jamaica. METHODS Retinal examination and fluorescein angiography were performed in 61 patients...

introduction occurrence of heavy and rainstorm events is among the characteristics of arid and semi-arid regions all over the world and particularly in iran which is causing large floods and debris town. how ever, they can be used to supply and store water by controlling and exploiting the run off water floods. indexes of atmospheric instability are very useful scientific instruments to underst...

Saudi Arabia is the third-largest country in the Middle East by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the third-largest Arab country. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman in the southeast, and Yemen in the south. It is also connected to Bahrain by the King Fahad Causeway. The Persian G...