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Implementation and evaluation of a mentorship program in clinical master in family medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Arabian Gulf University: a longitudinal study

We implemented a contextualized innovative mentorship program in the Clinical Master in Family Medicine (CMFM) program established in April 2020 at Arabian Gulf University. In this paper, we describe the proce...

Fatema Habbash, Afif Ben Salah, Mohamed Hany Shehata… in BMC Medical Education (2024)

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Influenza vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Tunisian elderly with chronic diseases

Generally, seasonal influenza does not cause severe infection in healthy adults, but for the elderly, an infection can pose a serious health concern. Although several measures can help prevent influenza, vacci...

Ghassen Kharroubi, Ines Cherif, Leila Bouabid, Adel Gharbi… in BMC Geriatrics (2021)

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Knowledge, attitudes and uptake related to influenza vaccine among healthcare workers during the 2018–2019 influenza season in Tunisia

The influenza vaccine (IV) is considered the most effective strategy to prevent seasonal influenza infection and annual vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) is recommended by the World Health Organization ...

Ines Cherif, Ghassen Kharroubi, Leila Bouabid, Adel Gharbi… in BMC Public Health (2021)

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Hepatitis a virus infection in Central-West Tunisia: an age structured model of transmission and vaccination impact

The epidemiological pattern of hepatitis A infection has shown dynamic changes in many parts of the world due to improved socio-economic conditions and the accumulation of seronegative subjects, which leads to...

Kaouther Ayouni, Bechir Naffeti, Walid Ben Aribi… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2020)

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Evaluation of the influenza-like illness surveillance system in Tunisia, 2012–2015

This study was initiated to evaluate, for the first time, the performance and quality of the influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance system in Tunisia.

Rihab Yazidi, Wafa Aissi, Hind Bouguerra, Mariem Nouira… in BMC Public Health (2019)

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Influenza epidemiology and influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2016–2017 season in the Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN)

The Global Influenza Hospital Surveillance Network (GIHSN) aims to determine the burden of severe influenza disease and Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness (IVE). This is a prospective, active surveillance and hos...

Víctor Baselga-Moreno, Svetlana Trushakova, Shelly McNeil… in BMC Public Health (2019)

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Ecological niche modeling predicting the potential distribution of Leishmania vectors in the Mediterranean basin: impact of climate change

Due to climate change, the geographical distribution of sand flies during the last decades has shifted northward from latitudes below 45°N in southern Europe to latitudes just above 50^○N. Recent studies show that...

Bilel Chalghaf, Jomâa Chemkhi, Benjamin Mayala, Myriam Harrabi… in Parasites & Vectors (2018)

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Insight into the global evolution of Rodentia associated Morbilli-related paramyxoviruses

One portion of the family Paramyxoviridae is a group of Unclassified Morbilli-Related Viruses (UMRV) recently recognized in wild small mammals. At a global level, the evolutionary history of these viruses is not ...

Wissem Ghawar, Hervé Pascalis, Jihéne Bettaieb, Julien Mélade… in Scientific Reports (2017)

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First report of naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta with Leishmania major in Tunisia

Many sand fly species are implicated in the transmission cycle of Leishmania parasites around the world. Incriminating new sand flies species, as vectors of Leishmania is crucial to understanding the parasite–vec...

Kaouther Jaouadi, Wissem Ghawar, Sadok Salem, Mohamed Gharbi… in Parasites & Vectors (2015)

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RAPD-PCR reveals genetic polymorphism among Leishmania major strains from Tunisian patients

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (L.) major is endemoepidemic in the Center and South of Tunisia. The clinical course of the disease varies widely among different patients and geographic regi...

Rihab Yazidi, Jihene Bettaieb, Wissem Ghawar, Kaouther Jaouadi… in BMC Infectious Diseases (2015)

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Prevalence and determinants of Leishmania major infection in emerging and old foci in Tunisia

Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) due to Leishmania major (L. major) is still a serious public health problem in Tunisia. This study aimed to compare the prevalence and risk factors associated with L. major ...

Jihene Bettaieb, Amine Toumi, Sadok Chlif, Bilel Chelghaf… in Parasites & Vectors (2014)

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A time series study on the effects of heat on mortality and evaluation of heterogeneity into European and Eastern-Southern Mediterranean cities: results of EU CIRCE project

The Mediterranean region is particularly vulnerable to the effect of summer temperature.

Michela Leone, Daniela D’Ippoliti, Manuela De Sario… in Environmental Health (2013)

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Tanja Wolf, Klea Katsouyanni… in Regional Assessment of Climate Change in t… (2013)

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Do scars caused by past history of Leishmania major Ainfection may harbor persistent parasites?

Rabiaa Manel Sghaier, Fouad Benhnini, Amor Zaatour, Hanène Attia… in BMC Proceedings (2011)