Publications by authors named "M Al-Taqui"

Infection of the camel (Camelus dromedarius) with Onchocerca-like microfilaria is recorded for the first time in Kuwait. Throughout a period of 14 months, the blood of 284 camels were examined, of these 32 (11%) were found infected with the microfilaria. Infections were recorded in all months except during summer, July to September, and in February.

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The proportion of T lymphocyte populations was assessed using monoclonal antibodies (OKT3, OKT4, OKT8) and spontaneous E-rosette tests with SRBC (for total and active TE cells) in 36 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis subdivided according to the clinical variety. The T cell profile was normal in patients with simple cutaneous leishmaniasis of early ulcerative type whereas active TE cells and OKT4 positive cells were reduced in some cases of late ulcerative type. A significant reduction of active TE cells and of OKT4 positive cells (helper/inducer phenotype) and increase of OKT8 positive cells (suppressor/cytotoxic phenotype) was observed in peripheral blood of all patients with persistent active lesions and leishmaniasis recidivans.

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