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  1. First Report of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) Outbreak in the West Bank, Palestine: Molecular Characterization of Coxsackievirus A16 (CV‐A16)

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, January 2025, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  2. Sero‐Molecular Markers and Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus Isolated From Hemodialysis Patients From Jenin District, West Bank, Palestine

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, January 2025, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  3. Genetic Polymorphisms of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 1 (ACE1) and ACE2 Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COVID-19 in the Palestinian Population

    Article • Cureus, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  4. Use of the EmsB microsatellite-based next generation sequencing for genotyping of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in hydatid cyst tissue samples from animals and humans

    Article • Folia Parasitologica, August 2024, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  5. Epidemiological Characterization and Genetic Variation of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Palestine

    Article • Pathogens, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  6. Malaria in Palestine

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  7. Association of IFNAR2 rs2236757 and OAS3 rs10735079 Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to COVID-19 Infection and Severity in Palestine

    Article • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, September 2023, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  8. Genetic variation among Leishmania tropica from sandfly vectors

    Article • Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  9. Effectiveness of insecticide thermal fogging in hyrax dens in the control of leishmaniasis vectors in rural Palestine: A prospective study

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2022, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  10. Concurrent molecular characterization of sand flies and Leishmania parasites by amplicon-based next-generation sequencing

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  11. Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) in Palestine

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, July 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  12. First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015–2017

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, February 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  13. Complete genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 strains: A pilot survey in Palestine reveals spike mutation H245N

    Article • BMC Research Notes, December 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  14. Genetic diversity, haplotype analysis, and risk factor assessment of hepatitis A virus isolates from the West Bank, Palestine during the period between 2014 and 2016

    Article • PLOS One, December 2020, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  15. Case Report: Autochthonous Case of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in the West Bank, Palestine

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 2020, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  16. Prevalence of Trypanosoma evansi in livestock in Palestine

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  17. Prevalence of selected intestinal protozoan infections in marginalized rural communities in Palestine

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  18. Prevalence of Selected Intestinal Protozoan Infections in Marginalized Rural Communities in Palestine

    Article • October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  19. Molecular Detection of Theileria ovis and Theleiria equi in Livestock from Palestine

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  20. Molecular characterization of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia in ixodid ticks and reservoir hosts from Palestine: a pilot survey

    Article • Veterinary Medicine and Science, February 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  21. Metagenomic profiling of ticks: Identification of novel rickettsial genomes and detection of tick-borne canine parvovirus

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2019, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  22. Genetic diversity of the enteroviruses detected from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with suspected aseptic meningitis in northern West Bank, Palestine in 2017

    Article • PLOS One, December 2018, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  23. Prevalence of Sero-Molecular Markers of Hepatitis C and B Viruses among Patients with β-Thalassemia Major in Northern West Bank, Palestine

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, September 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Kamal dumaidi, Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  24. A comparison of the efficiency of three sampling methods for use in the molecular and conventional diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Article • Acta Tropica, June 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  25. Isolation and characterization of phenol degrading bacterium strain Bacillus thuringiensis J20 from olive waste in Palestine

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  26. West Nile Virus: Seroprevalence in Animals in Palestine and Israel

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, August 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  27. The clinical burden of human cystic echinococcosis in Palestine, 2010-2015

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2017, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  28. Increased prevalence of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Israel and the Palestinian Authority caused by the recent emergence of a population of genetically similar strains of Leishmania tropica

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  29. Molecular epidemiology of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Jericho and its vicinity in Palestine from 1994 to 2015

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, June 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  30. Molecular detection and genotyping of enteroviruses from CSF samples of patients with suspected sepsis-like illness and/or aseptic meningitis from 2012 to 2015 in West Bank, Palestine

    Article • PLOS One, February 2017, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  31. Detection and molecular identification of Hepatozoon canis and Babesia vogeli from domestic dogs in Palestine

    Article • Parasitology, December 2016, Cambridge University Press

    kifaya Azmi, Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  32. Molecular Evidence of Bartonella Species in Ixodid Ticks and Domestic Animals in Palestine

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2016, Frontiers

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  33. Molecular detection of Theileria , Babesia , and Hepatozoon spp. in ixodid ticks from Palestine

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, July 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  34. The first meeting of the European Register of Cystic Echinococcosis (ERCE)

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  35. Molecular Detection and Identification of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Ticks Collected from the West Bank, Palestinian Territories

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2016, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  36. Persistence of Anti-HBs Among Palestinian Medical Students After 18 - 22 Years of Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Hepatitis Monthly, November 2015, Kowsar Medical Institute

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  37. Incidence of Echinococcus granulosus in Domestic Dogs in Palestine as Revealed by Copro-PCR

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 2015, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  38. Assessment of Gonadal and Thyroid Function for Adult Transfusion - Dependent - β-Thalassemic Patients in Palestine = تقييم وظائف الغدد التناسلية و الغدة الدرقية لمرضى الثلاسيميا المعتمدون على نقل الدم في فلسطين

    Article • Jordan Medical Journal, March 2015, Al Manhal FZ, LLC

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  39. The Jordanian Mid Jordan Valley is a classic focus of Leishmania major as revealed by RFLP of 56 isolates and 173 ITS-1-PCR-positive clinical samples

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  40. Prevalence of occult HBV among hemodialysis patients in two districts in the northern part of the West Bank, Palestine

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, July 2014, Wiley

    Kamal dumaidi, Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  41. First-Time Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Livestock Tissues and Milk in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, September 2013, PLOS

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  42. Serological and molecular survey of Leishmania parasites in apparently healthy dogs in the West Bank, Palestine

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  43. Multilocus microsatellite typing shows three different genetic clusters of Leishmania major in Iran

    Article • Microbes and Infection, October 2011, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  44. Molecular markers for Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their usefulness for population genetic analysis

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  45. Corrigendum to “Leishmania major: Genetic heterogeneity of Iranian isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer” [Acta Trop. 98 (2006) 52–58]

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  46. Population structure and geographical subdivision of theLeishmania majorvectorPhlebotomus papatasias revealed by microsatellite variation

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, March 2009, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  47. Control of phlebotomine sandflies in confined spaces using diffusible repellents and insecticides

    Article • Medical and Veterinary Entomology, December 2008, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  48. Genetic polymorphism of Algerian Leishmania infantum strains revealed by multilocus microsatellite analysis

    Article • Microbes and Infection, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  49. Identification of geographically distributed sub-populations of Leishmania (Leishmania) major by microsatellite analysis

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  50. Leishmaniasis Recidivans in a Palestinian Bedouin Child

    Article • SKINmed Dermatology for the Clinician, September 2007, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  51. New Clinicoepidemiologic Profile of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Morocco

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2007, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  52. Genetic Variability of Sand Fly Phlebotomus papatasi Populations (Diptera: Psychodidae) Originating from the West Bank, Palestine

    Article • Journal of Entomology, June 2007, Science Alert

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  53. Development of a direct species-specific PCR assay for differential diagnosis of Leishmania tropica Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 55, 75–79, 2006

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, February 2007, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  54. Clinical diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis: A comparison study between standardized graded direct microscopy and ITS1-PCR of Giemsa-stained smears

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2006, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  55. Development of a direct species-specific PCR assay for differential diagnosis of Leishmania tropica

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, May 2006, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  56. Leishmania major: Genetic heterogeneity of Iranian isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analysis of ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer

    Article • Acta Tropica, April 2006, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  57. Microsatellite analysis reveals genetic structure of Leishmania tropica

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  58. The recent emergence of Leishmania tropica in Jericho (A'riha) and its environs, a classical focus of L. major

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, July 2004, Wiley

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  59. Zur Diagnostik der Leishmania-Infektionen. Diagnosis of Leishmania infections

    Article • LaboratoriumsMedizin, January 2004, De Gruyter

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh

  60. Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the endemic area of Jericho, Palestine

    Article • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, September 2003, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)

    Prof. Amer Al-Jawabreh