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Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part II. Diabetics' knowledge of the disease and their management behaviour by Kamel, N M, Badawy, Y A, el-Zeiny, N A, Merdan, I A

“…We aimed to: describe the level of knowledge of diabetic patients about the disease, show the relationship between demographic variables (age, sex and…”
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Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with visceral leishmaniasis in El Agamy, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. I. Population ecology by Beier, J C, el Sawaf, B M, Merdan, A I, el Said, S, Doha, S

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Vector potential of culicine mosquitoes in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt by Beier, J C, Kenawy, M A, el Said, S, Merdan, A I

“…Culicine mosquito populations were studied for 1 year in 2 neighboring villages in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. Dominant species in larval collections included…”
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Sociodemographic determinants of management behaviour of diabetic patients. Part I. Behaviour of patients in relation to management of their disease by Kamel, N M, Badawy, Y A, el-Zeiny, N A, Merdan, I A

“…We studied 300 randomly chosen diabetic patients to assess their behaviours in relation to management of their disease. The majority had very good compliance…”
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Anopheles population dynamics in two malaria endemic villages in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt by el Said, S, Beier, J C, Kenawy, M A, Morsy, Z S, Merdan, A I

“…Anopheles populations were monitored for one year in 2 neighboring villages in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, to study factors causing differences in malaria…”
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Sociodemographic determinations of management behavior of diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic in Alexandria. Part III: Relation between diabetics' sociodemographic background and health belief model variables by Kamel, N M, Badawi, Y A, El Zeiny, N A, Merdan, I A

“…The present work aims to study the relation between patient's health beliefs and psychological perception and demographic variables. The same subjects and…”
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Spotted fever rickettsiae in ticks from the northern Sinai Governate, Egypt by Lange, J V, el Dessouky, A G, Manor, E, Merdan, A I, Azad, A F

“…A field study was initiated in 1988 to investigate whether spotted fever group rickettsiae occur in geographic areas in Egypt that are adjacent to an area in…”
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The ecological characteristics of Anopheles mosquitoes associated with low malaria transmission in Siwa oasis, Egypt by Kenawy, M A, Sowilem, M M, Hamed, M S, Merdan, A I

“…The ecology of Anopheles sergentii and An. multicolor was investigated over eight months to examine the entomological factors maintaining the low Plasmodium…”
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Comparison of the life table characteristics of Anopheles sergentii (Diptera: Culicidae) from two malarious areas in Egypt by Kenawy, M A, Mohamed, M, Sowilem, Hamed, M S, Merdan, A I

“…Life table characteristics were examined for the malaria vector, An. serenti from two Faiyum villages: Tersa (T) and El Nazlah (N) from Siwa oasis (Sw) under…”
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Transmission of Rift Valley fever virus by different geographic strains of Culex pipiens in Egypt by Gad, A M, Hassan, A N, Merdan, A I

“…Previous investigations have delt with colonized Cx. pipiens and RVF virus interactions. This study evaluated the vector competence of parental Cx. pipiens…”
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Antibacteriophage action on the larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis H-14 and Bacillus sphaericus against Culex pipiens by Rady, M H, Saleh, M B, Merdan, A I

“…An organically polluted mosquito breeding water was tested for the presence of bacteriophages which could inhibit the larvicidal activity of B. thuringiensis…”
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Bacterial contamination of water wells in Wadi el-Sheikh area, in southern Sinai by Dowidar, A, Yosef, Y A, Merdan, A I, Abdel-Monem, M H, Diab, A M

“…A bacterial assessment of water supplies must be done in Egypt as in order to improve the quality of useable water. Saint Katherine, Southern Sinai, was…”
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Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with visceral leishmaniasis in El Agamy, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. III. Experimental Leishmania infections and vector status by Beier, J C, el Sawaf, B M, Morsy, T A, Merdan, A I, Rifaat, M M, el Said, S

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Distribution and ecology of the mosquito fauna in the southwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdullah, M A, Merdan, A I

“…A mosquito Larval survey was carried out in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia for a two subsequent years period. Nine mosquito species were identified; 4…”
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House-fly distribution in certain general hospital in Cairo by Radi, M, Merdan, A I, Labib, I

“…Fly sampling was evaluated under laboratory conditions before starting the field surveys. Three different fly traps were tested, of which the Spiralettes (a…”
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Isolation, purification and ultrastructure of bacteriophages from natural mosquito breeding places in Egypt by Ali, S M, Saleh, M B, Merdan, A I

“…Two bacteriophages were isolated from field collected samples representing two different mosquito breeding places. The phage AB-1 (isolated from Abheit…”
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Comparative inhibitory action of 4 standard bacteriophages on the larvicidal activity of certain mosquito pathogenic bacteria against Culex pipiens larvae by Ali, S M, Saleh, M B, Merdan, A I

“…Four bacteriophage (CP-51, CP-54, Yousten-4 and Yousten-14) were assayed against 7 entemopathogenic bacterial strains. The two CP ones, indicating variability…”
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A field survey of bacteriophage contamination of mosquito breeding places, inhibiting bacterial insecticide by Ali, S M, Saleh, M B, Merdan, A I

“…Twelve geographically different mosquito breeding places were described and sampled for the detection of naturally existed bacteriophage viruses which could…”
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Leishmania infection sought in rodents in north Sinai, Egypt by Morsy, T A, Merdan, A I, Wahba, M M

“…Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is endemic in certain foci in North Sinai. In the present study, eight species of commensal and wild rodents were…”
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The role of rodents as reservoirs for some diseases in new reclaimed areas in north Sinai by Shoukry, A, Merdan, A I, el-Kady, G A

“…In a trial to determine the role of Sinai rodents as reservoirs to rickettsial diseases, the IFA technique was used to detect the presence of R. typhi and…”
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