Nazia Khan, Abida Malik, Meher Rizvi, Kamran Afzal, Zameer Pasha Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Al Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, India Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Al Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Asian Pac J Trop Dis 2014; 4(Suppl 2): ...

Hind M Alkatan1*, Patricia Akaishi2,3 and Antonio AV Cruz2,3,4 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Oculoplastics and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of RibeirãoPreto–University of São Pa...

The present epidemiological status of African horse sickness in Saudi Arabia, as shown by seroconversion, virus isolation and clinical observation of sentinel horses is described. No African horse sickness virus activity was detected throughout the duration of the study (from November 1992 to March 1995). These findings support previous reports that African horse sickness is not endemic in Saud...

The source of HCV transmission in Saudi Arabia is unknown. This study aimed to determine HCV genotypes in a representative sample of chronically infected patients in Saudi Arabia. All HCV isolates were genotyped and subtyped by sequencing of the HCV core region and 54 new HCV isolates were identified. Three sets of primers targeting the core region were used for both amplification and sequencin...

[Purpose] To review the physical therapy educational program model, professional curriculum, and gender representation at major universities, as well as the quality and scope of physical therapy practice in Saudi Arabia. [Methods] Information regarding course curriculum, gender representation, and the quality and scope of physical therapy practice was collected from six universities in Saudi Ar...

Saudi Arabia has reported >80% of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases worldwide. During April 2015-February 2016, Saudi Arabia identified and tested 57,363 persons (18.4/10,000 residents) with suspected MERS-CoV infection; 384 (0.7%) tested positive. Robust, extensive, and timely surveillance is critical for limiting virus transmission.

This paper contributes to the issue of mGovernment implementations by exploring the government’s policy on ICT and e-Government in Saudi Arabia, and sheds light on the role of mGovernment applications for enhancing information and service delivery to citizens. This also describes the results of a survey on the available mGovernment applications, and provides an overall evaluation of them in Sau...

Comparison of the Cariogenicity of Carbonated Soft Drinks and Fruitflavored Drinks Using Experimental Rats Asma Al-Jobair1*, Rita Khounganian2 1Associate Professor and Consultant of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia 2Professor of Oral Biology, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Coll...

Said F. El-Zoghdy Computer Science Dep. College of Computers & Information Technology, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Email: [email protected] Yasser A. Nada Computer Science Dep. College of Computers & Information Technology, Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Email: [email protected] A. A. Abdo Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Men...

*Correspondence to: Mahmoud Aljurf, Department of Oncology and Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, MBC 64, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia. Tel: +966-1-442-3937; Fax: +966-1-442-3941; E-mail: [email protected] Departments of Oncology and Pathology & Laboratory of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Ar...