Studies on the bianomics and vector competence of adult anopheline mosquitoes in El Faiyoum governorate, Egypt

The results of this study showed the presence of four species of Anopheles [A. [C] pharoensis, A. [C] sergenti, A. [C] multicolor and A. [A] tenebrosus]. The most common species was A. pharoensis, followed by A. sergenti and A. multicolor. The least common was A. enebrosus. The highly infested area with Anopheles species was sinouris and the least was El-Siliyien. The bionomics and the vector competence of the adults of the four species were studied

Rheumatoid factor among several cases of visceral leishmaniasis

Rheumatoid arthritis is not an uncommon disease in Egypt. Its aetiology is still unknown. In this paper, 3 out of 7 visceral leishmaniasis cases and 1 out of 7 controls gave positive rheumatoid factor. It was suggested that L. donovani infection plays a role in the aetiology of rheumatoid arthritis