The aim of this study was to review all publications related to the incidence and prevalence of neurological disorders in Libya, and to estimate the burden of these disorders in the country. The PubMed and the Libyan Medical Index were searched using different combinations of keywords. The references in all relevant papers were reviewed for any additional publications. An estimation of the numb...

The objective of this retrospective study is to evaluate the incidence of mandibular fractures in the eastern part of Libya and to present our experience in treating this type of facial fracture. We analyzed factors such as the incidence of age, sex, time distribution, cause and site of the fracture and the associated injuries in 493 patients presenting a total of 666 mandibular fractures. Thes...

BACKGROUND Libya introduced rotavirus vaccine in October 2013. We examined pre-vaccine incidence of rotavirus hospitalizations and associated economic burden among children < 5 years in Libya to provide baseline data for future vaccine impact evaluations. METHODS Prospective, hospital-based active surveillance for rotavirus was conducted at three public hospitals in two cities during August 2...

Brand Names: Cardigox (Belgium); Cardiogoxin (Argentina); Cardioxin (India); Digacin (Germany); Digitek (US); Digomal (Italy); Digosin (Japan, Korea); Digoxina (Peru); Digoxine Navtivelle (France); Digoxin-Sandoz (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory-Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Kuwait, Oman, Qutar, Saudi-Arabia, United-Arab-...

Advances in electronic transaction have uniquely transform business transaction strategies through convenient and low cost medium. Though electronic commerce (e-commerce) has found its way into many organization globally, numerous studies reported that its adoption have been constrained by inefficient operation and lack of infrastructural facilities. These barriers have been recognized to have ...

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immune deficiency disorder of the phagocytes. In this disorder, phagocytic cells (polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes) cannot produce active oxygen metabolites and, therefore, cannot destroy the ingested intracellular bacteria. Clinically, patients with CGD usually have recurrent bacterial and fungal infections causing abscess and granulom...

Considering the Nigerien Tuareg migrations to Europe two main features can be noticed: fi rst, a pattern of return migration and, second, the inclusion of European friends in the networks used in travelling to Europe. The fi rst feature agrees with certain nomadic ideas of travel like gaining new knowledge to adapt at home. Therefore, all the other traits of Tuareg experiences in travelling to ...

The information available indicates that most of the 27 cases are likely to have been exposed to body lice infestations and louse-borne relapsing fever during their journey to Europe. Symptoms of the three cases reported in Sicily occurred shortly after entry, suggesting an infection with Borrelia recurrentis near to the time they arrived in Italy. The transmission of Borrelia recurrentis to th...

Abstract—Soil samples were collected from and around Alkomos cement factory, Alkomos town, Libya. Soil physiochemical properties were determined. In addition, olive leaves were scanned for their fungal content. This work can conclude that the results obtained for the examined physiochemical characteristics of soil in the area studied prove that cement dust from the Alkomos cement factory in Lib...