Background: Adolescents and young adults with a sexual interest in young children represent an underserved population. The needs of this group, and their implications for child sexual abuse prevention program development, are not well understood.
Objective: The objective of this research is to advance knowledge about adolescents and young adults with a sexual interest in children to better inform the development of effective prevention and mental health efforts.
To study the prevalence and epidemiological factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Algeria from 2008 through 2011. The endemic site of M'Sila is the most important in Algeria after the historic site of Biskra, but the disease has spread rapidly and created new and important sites of infection, including Batna, Bechar, El Oued and Ghardaïa. The increased number of cases and the spread of this zoonosis require increased surveillance of its evolution and the application of adequate control measures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Tinea capitis are common in Algeria and are a frequent reason for consultation. This mycosis affects children and rarely adults. This is a retrospective study over a period of 20 years from 1995 to 2015 at the mycology laboratory of the Pasteur institute of Algeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Essential oil of Eucalyptus citriodora is a natural product which has been attributed for various medicinal uses. In the present investigation, E. citriodora essential oil was used to evaluate its antifungal effect against medically important dermatophytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Newcastle disease in Algeria: Study of pathogenic properties of the Newcastle disease viral strains isolated in Algeria. The study of pathogenic characters of 14 strains of Newcastle disease virus isolated from 1972 to 1982 was carried out: The following testS were realized: the mean lethal time for the chicken embryo, the pathogenic power index by intravenous way, the pathogenic power index by intracerebral way, the hemagglutination spectrum and the thermal stability of the hemagglutination. In short we can say that these isolated 14 strains are fast-growing.
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