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A prospective cohort study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major: Dynamics of the Leishmanin skin test and its predictive value for protection against infection and disease by Bettaieb, Jihène, Toumi, Amine, Ghawar, Wissem, Chlif, Sadok, Nouira, Mariem, Belhaj-Hamida, Nabil, Gharbi, Adel, Ben-Alaya, Nissaf, Laouini, Dhafer, Louzir, Hechmi, Dellagi, Koussay, Ben Salah, Afif

“…Leishmanin Skin Test (LST) is considered as a useful indicator of past infection by Leishmania parasites. However, the temporal dynamics of a positive LST…”
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Evaluation of the influenza-like illness surveillance system in Tunisia, 2012-2015 by Yazidi, Rihab, Aissi, Wafa, Bouguerra, Hind, Nouira, Mariem, Kharroubi, Ghassen, Maazaoui, Latifa, Zorraga, Mokhtar, Abdeddaiem, Naima, Chlif, Sadok, El Moussi, Awatef, Ben Hadj Kacem, Mohamed Ali, Snoussi, Mohamed Ali, Ghawar, Wissem, Koubaa, Makram, Polansky, Lauren, McCarron, Margaret, Boussarsar, Mohamed, Menif, Khaled, Amine, Slim, Ben Khelil, Jalila, Ben Jemaa, Mounir, Bettaieb, Jihene, Bouafif Ben Alaya, Nissaf, Ben Salah, Afif

“…This study was initiated to evaluate, for the first time, the performance and quality of the influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance system in Tunisia. The…”
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First report of naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta with Leishmania major in Tunisia by Jaouadi, Kaouther, Ghawar, Wissem, Salem, Sadok, Gharbi, Mohamed, Bettaieb, Jihene, Yazidi, Rihab, Harrabi, Mariem, Hamarsheh, Omar, Ben Salah, Afif

“…Many sand fly species are implicated in the transmission cycle of Leishmania parasites around the world. Incriminating new sand flies species, as vectors of…”
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Insight into the global evolution of Rodentia associated Morbilli-related paramyxoviruses by Ghawar, Wissem, Pascalis, Hervé, Bettaieb, Jihéne, Mélade, Julien, Gharbi, Adel, Snoussi, Mohamed Ali, Laouini, Dhafer, Goodman, Steven M., Ben Salah, Afif, Dellagi, Koussay

“…One portion of the family Paramyxoviridae is a group of Unclassified Morbilli - Related Viruses ( UMRV ) recently recognized in wild small mammals. At a global…”
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Evaluation of the Taxonomic Status of Lesser Egyptian Jerboa, Jaculus jaculus : First Description of New Phylogroups in Tunisia by Ghawar, Wissem, Chaouch, Melek, Ben Abderrazak, Souha, Snoussi, Mohammed Ali, Salem, Sadok, Chouchen, Said, Bouaoun, Amor, Ben Salah, Afif, Bettaieb, Jihene

“…The taxonomy of the Lesser Egyptian jerboa, ( .) (Dipodinae subfamily), was recently reevaluated, and the taxonomic status was defined by the presence of two…”
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Genotype profile of Leishmania major strains isolated from tunisian rodent reservoir hosts revealed by multilocus microsatellite typing by Ghawar, Wissem, Attia, Hanène, Bettaieb, Jihene, Yazidi, Rihab, Laouini, Dhafer, Salah, Afif Ben

“…Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) caused by Leishmania (L.) major parasites represents a major health problem with a large spectrum of clinical…”
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First Report of Two Jaculus Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania Parasites in Tunisia by Ghawar, Wissem, Chaouch, Melek, Ben Salah, Afif, Snoussi, Mohamed Ali, Salem, Sadok, Kharroubi, Ghassen, Chouchen, Said, Bouaoun, Amor, Laouini, Dhafer, Bettaieb, Jihene, Ben Abderrazak, Souha

“…This study shows, for the first time, natural Leishmania infection among Jaculus spp. in an endemic region of Tataouine, South Tunisia. To better characterize…”
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Spatio-temporal Genetic Structuring of Leishmania major in Tunisia by Microsatellite Analysis by Harrabi, Myriam, Bettaieb, Jihène, Ghawar, Wissem, Toumi, Amine, Zaâtour, Amor, Yazidi, Rihab, Chaâbane, Sana, Chalghaf, Bilel, Hide, Mallorie, Bañuls, Anne-Laure, Ben Salah, Afif

“…In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center…”
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Incidence and risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection among workers in a public health laboratory in Tunisia by Kharroubi, Ghassen, Cherif, Ines, Ghawar, Wissem, Dhaouadi, Nawel, Yazidi, Rihab, Chaabane, Sana, Snoussi, Mohamed Ali, Salem, Sadok, Ben Hammouda, Wafa, Ben Hammouda, Sonia, Gharbi, Adel, Bel Haj Hmida, Nabil, Rourou, Samia, Dellagi, Koussay, Barbouche, Mohamed-Ridha, Benabdessalem, Chaouki, Ben Ahmed, Melika, Bettaieb, Jihène

“…The aim of this study was to measure the extent of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among workers at the Institut Pasteur…”
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Ecological Niche Modeling for the Prediction of the Geographic Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Tunisia by Chalghaf, Bilel, Chlif, Sadok, Mayala, Benjamin, Ghawar, Wissem, Bettaieb, Jihène, Harrabi, Myriam, Benie, Goze Bertin, Michael, Edwin, Salah, Afif Ben

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a very complex disease involving multiple factors that limit its emergence and spatial distribution. Prediction of cutaneous…”
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Blood Meal Analysis of Phlebotomine Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) for Leishmania spp. Identification and Vertebrate Blood Origin, Central Tunisia, 2015-2016 by Jaouadi, Kaouther, Bettaieb, Jihene, Bennour, Amira, Salem, Sadok, Ghawar, Wissem, Rjeibi, Mohamed Ridha, Khabouchi, Neila, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul, Diouani, Mohamed Fethi, Ben Salah, Afif

“…During the time periods of June 2015 and from July to August 2016, sandflies were collected among seven collection sites of the three leishmaniasis endemic…”
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Natural infection of Ctenodactylus gundi by Leishmania major in Tunisia by Ghawar, Wissem, Bettaieb, Jihène, Salem, Sadok, Snoussi, Mohammed-Ali, Jaouadi, Kaouther, Yazidi, Rihab, Ben-Salah, Afif

“…[Display omitted] •Confirmed Leishmania infection in Ctenodactylus gundi.•We detect Leishmania with clinical, parasitological and molecular tools.•The…”
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Presence of Sergentomyia in Tunisia by Chemkhi, Jomaa, Guerbouj, Souheila, Saadawi, Walid, Shaibi, Taher, Faris, Sara, Ghawar, Wissem, Boukthir, Aicha, Guizani, Ikram, Annajar, Badreddin Bashir, Salah, Afif Ben

“…In Tunisia, 17 phlebotomine sand fly species are reported, belonging to genera Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia. However, subsequentto faunal studies and outbreaks…”
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Epidemioclinical profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis in tataouine: a prospective longitudinal study by Cherif, Ines, Bettaieb, Jihène, Kharroubi, Ghassen, Ghawar, Wissem, Snoussi, Mohamed, Salem, Sadok, Bouaoun, Amor, Chouchen, Said, Ben Salah, Afif

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First detection of Leishmania DNA in Psammomys obesus and Psammomys vexillaris: Their potential involvement in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Tunisia by Ben Othman, Souad, Ghawar, Wissem, Chaouch, Melek, Ayari, Chiraz, Chemkhi, Jomaa, Cancino-Faure, Beatriz, Tomás-Pérez, Miriam, Alcover, Maria Magdalena, Riera, Cristina, Ben Salah, Afif, Fisa, Roser, Ben Ismail, Riadh, Ben Abderrazak, Souha

“…Leishmaniasis, a public health problem in Tunisia, are diseases caused by different Leishmania species. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is present from the North to…”
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Presence of Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) lewisi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Tunisia by Chemkhi, Jomaa, Guerbouj, Souheila, Saadawi, Walid, Shaibi, Taher, Faris, Sara, Ghawar, Wissem, Boukthir, Aicha, Guizani, Ikram, Annajar, Badreddin Bashir, Salah, Afif Ben

“…In Tunisia, 17 phlebotomine sand fly species are reported, belonging to genera Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia. However, subsequent to faunal studies and…”
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First Report of Two IJaculus/I Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of ILeishmania/I Parasites in Tunisia by Ghawar, Wissem, Chaouch, Melek, Ben Salah, Afif, Snoussi, Mohamed Ali, Salem, Sadok, Kharroubi, Ghassen, Chouchen, Said, Bouaoun, Amor, Laouini, Dhafer, Bettaieb, Jihene, Ben Abderrazak, Souha

“…This study shows, for the first time, natural Leishmania infection among Jaculus spp. in an endemic region of Tataouine, South Tunisia. To better characterize…”
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RAPD-PCR reveals genetic polymorphism among Leishmania major strains from Tunisian patients by Yazidi, Rihab, Bettaieb, Jihene, Ghawar, Wissem, Jaouadi, Kaouther, Châabane, Sana, Zaatour, Amor, Ben Salah, Afif

“…Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (L.) major is endemoepidemic in the Center and South of Tunisia. The clinical course of the disease…”
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Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA by Rodrigues, Mónica, Bos, Arthur R., Hoath, Richard, Schembri, Patrick J., Lymberakis, Petros, Cento, Michele, Ghawar, Wissem, Ozkurt, Sakir O., Santos-Reis, Margarida, Merilä, Juha, Fernandes, Carlos

“…The Egyptian weasel ( Mustela subpalmata ) is a small mustelid with a distribution restricted to the lower Nile Valley and the Nile Delta. Traditionally…”
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Spatio-temporal Genetic Structuring of Leishmania major in Tunisia by Microsatellite Analysis: e0004017 by Harrabi, Myriam, Bettaieb, Jihène, Ghawar, Wissem, Toumi, Amine, Zaâtour, Amor, Yazidi, Rihab, Chaâbane, Sana, Chalghaf, Bilel, Hide, Mallorie, Bañuls, Anne-Laure, Salah, Afif Ben

“…In Tunisia, cases of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major are increasing and spreading from the south-west to new areas in the center…”
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