TIck paralysis : first zoonosis record in Egypt
Joint Authors
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman
Mursi, Tusun Ali
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2012), pp.71-78, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2012-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Tick paralysis caused by the secretion of toxin with saliva while taking a blood meal is an important veterinary disease, but is rare in humans.
Although it has certain geographical proclivities, it exists worldwide.
Tick paralysis was demonstrated for the first time in Egypt among four children living in rural area at Giza Governorate.
The clinical pictures were confused with rabies ; myasthenia gravis ; botulism ; diphtheritic polyneuropathy encountered in rural areas.
The recovery of tick infesting the four little children and negative clinical and laboratory data of all diseases denoted tick paralysis.
The encountered ticks infesting their animals were Rhipicephalus sanguineus on dogs, Hyalomma dromedarii on camels and Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum and Haemaphysalis sp.
on goats.
The case was recognized as first record of tick paralysis in Egypt.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman& Mursi, Tusun Ali. 2012. TIck paralysis : first zoonosis record in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 42, no. 1, pp.71-78.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman& Mursi, Tusun Ali. TIck paralysis : first zoonosis record in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 42, no. 1 (Apr. 2012), pp.71-78.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Misbah, Amirah A. Abd al-Rahman& Mursi, Tusun Ali. TIck paralysis : first zoonosis record in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2012. Vol. 42, no. 1, pp.71-78.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 76-78
Record ID
BIM-347599