Publications by authors named "F M Housawi"
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- Canine parvovirus enteritis (CPE) is a serious viral disease in dogs with high rates of illness and death, making it crucial to study its spread and evolution.
- The study focused on the risk factors for CPV-2 infection and the survival rates of affected dogs, using a case-control approach and molecular analysis to identify CPV genotypes in Egypt.
- Findings revealed that unvaccinated and roamer dogs are significantly more at risk of infection and death, emphasizing the importance of vaccination and limiting roaming to control CPE and assess the global transmission potential of CPV variants.
Paratuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), is a significant concern in the camel population of Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to provide epidemiological insights into the disease by estimating the true prevalence in camels in the Eastern Province and Riyadh, using a Bayesian estimation framework, and exploring the associated risk factors through a frequentist approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQ-fever is a worldwide spread zoonotic disease associated with severe illness in humans and abortions and stillbirths in ruminants. Ruminants are major sources of human infection where subclinical carriers shed the bacteria in various secretions and excreta. The goal of the current study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Coxiella burnetii infection among cattle, sheep, and goats in the eastern province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: subspecies (MAP) causes Johne's disease in ruminants. This study aimed to investigate infection in clinically infected camels on the immunological, conventional bacteriological, and molecular biological basis.
Materials And Methods: A total of 30 Arabian camels () were examined in this study.
Introduction: Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) is an arthropod borne Rhabdovirus affects cattle and water buffalo causes acute febrile disease.
Methodology: The clinical picture and epidemiological pattern of BEF were described among cattle in epidemics of 2007, 2009 and 2011 in four geographical regions of Kingdom Saudi Arabia (Eastern, Jizan, Qasim, and Riyadh). Serum samples were tested using VNT.