Maha Younes

Department of Exercise Physiology, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Haemoparasites Distribution
  Author(s): Maha Younes*
  
  The Corona pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) calls on the Saudi government to take action to control the infection. The government closed borders, prohibited travel, limited outdoor movements, and told primary and secondary care facilities to reduce all regular non-urgent health services. It is not known whether these measures have impacted the prevalence of haemoparasite infections. This study has therefore been carried out to investigate this issue. Dataset of (250) blood samples submitted to the King Faisal Medical Complex (KFMC) Parasitology Laboratory in Taif, Saudi Arabia for p examination during the pandemic (January-december 2020) and 200 samples submitted during the corresponding months of the previous year (Januarydecember 2019) were extracted and analyzed. Overall, 15.2% (38/250 of samples were parasites positives;17% (34/20.. Read More»