Isoenzyme electrophetic characterization of leishmania major, the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in north and west Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Mustafa, Usama M. S.
Bin Dajen, Sad M.
Abdun, Abd al-Muhsin
al-Qurashi, Salih A. S.
al-Qahtani, Ahmad A.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 40, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2010), pp.465-479, 15 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2010-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Several expeditions were carried out to four localities(Al-Madinah Almonawarah, Tabouk region, Al-Jouf and Northern Frontiers regions) in Northern and Western Saudi Arabia for sampling zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis(ZCL) cases from patients and rodents.
Biopsy samples were collected from 51 patients complaining of skin lesions, most of which(40 or 78.4%) proved to be ZCL.
Amastigotes were detected in 33 patients(64.7%), but only 30(58.9%) gave successful growth of promastigotes in the culture media.
The positive cases were Saudis 14(35%) and non-Saudis 26(65%). Five species of rodents were caught, Meriories libycus, Psammomys obesus, Rattus rattus, Jaculus jaculus and Hystrix indica.
The first species was the most dominant(90%) in which Leishmania parasites were detected.
The Leishmania isolates from man and rodents were identified by isoenzyme electrophoresis and proved to be Zymodeme LON-4.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bin Dajen, Sad M.& Mustafa, Usama M. S.& Abdun, Abd al-Muhsin& al-Qurashi, Salih A. S.& al-Qahtani, Ahmad A.. 2010. Isoenzyme electrophetic characterization of leishmania major, the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in north and west Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.465-479.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bin Dajen, Sad M.…[et al.]. Isoenzyme electrophetic characterization of leishmania major, the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in north and west Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 40, no. 2 (Aug. 2010), pp.465-479.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bin Dajen, Sad M.& Mustafa, Usama M. S.& Abdun, Abd al-Muhsin& al-Qurashi, Salih A. S.& al-Qahtani, Ahmad A.. Isoenzyme electrophetic characterization of leishmania major, the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in north and west Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2010. Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.465-479.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 473-478
Record ID
BIM-251883