Urine colour as a rapid assessment indicator in evaluating the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection in two endemic areas of Benue State-Nigeria.

10.5580/1ccf ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Assessment Indicator ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Urine Colour

scholarly journals Development of rapid assessment procedures for the delimitation of lymphatic filariasis-endemic areas

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Srividya ◽  
R. Lall ◽  
K. D. Ramaiah ◽  
K. Ramu ◽  
S. L. Hoti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymphatic Filariasis ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Assessment Procedures

A demonstration of the presence of anti-snail antibodies in individuals infected with Schistosoma haematobium

1976 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. F. H. G Jackson ◽  
P. P. De Moor
Keyword(s):  
Intermediate Host ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Population Groups ◽  
Endemic Areas

AbstractAn extract of the snail Bulinus (Physopsis) africanus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, was used as the antigen in haemagglutination tests in a survey of the prevalence of anti-snail antibodies in various population groups. It was found that sera from known bilharzia-infected individuals and randomly selected individuals from bilhanda endemic areas had significantly higher incidences as well as higher titres of antibodies to this snail antigen than non-infected individuals and individuals from non-endemic areas.

Diagnostic Mr 31/32000 proteins of Schistosoma mansoni (Sm31/32) and S. haematobium (Sh31/32): stability and reaction conditions for prospective field tests

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Idris ◽  
Andreas Ruppel
Keyword(s):  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Immunoblot Analysis ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Tropical Climates

ABSTRACTThe existence of adult Schistosoma haematobium worm proteins (Sh31/32) homologous to the diagnostic Sm31/32 of S. mansoni is shown. Sm31/32 and Sh31/32, adsorbed on nitrocellulose and kept dry on the bench before immunoblot analysis, were antigenically stable for at least 4 years including storage for 17 months in tropical climates. The antigens react with patient sera in the absence of defined buffers under rather simple conditions (“humid chamber blot”). The results add to the use of these antigens for serodiagnosis of schistosomiasis in endemic areas.

scholarly journals Schistosomose e Apendicite Aguda

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacinta Figueiredo ◽  
Ângela Santos ◽  
Horácio Clemente ◽  
Augusto Lourenço ◽  
Sandra Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Appendicitis ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
Parasite Transmission ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Endemic Areas ◽  
Clinical Cases

Acute appendicitis associated to Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infection has been found in patients submitted to urgent appendectomy at the Hospital Américo Boavida in Luanda. Due to the high prevalence and morbidity caused by schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis) in the country, we suspect that the involvement of Schistosoma infection on appendicular pathology could be very frequent, in particular for those individuals more exposed to the parasite transmission. We report two clinical cases of acute appendicitis whose surgical specimens of the appendix revealed S. haematobium and S. mansoni eggs in histological samples. The reported patients live in endemic areas and have been exposed to schistosome during childhood, which may explain the infection’s chronicity. Information of these clinical cases could be relevant, particularly for surgery specialists and clinical pathologists, due to the possibility of finding more patients with concurrent appendicitis and schistosomiasis.<br /><strong>Keywords:</strong> Appendicitis/parasitology; Schistosomiasis; Angola; África.

scholarly journals Phylogeny of seven Bulinus species originating from endemic areas in three African countries, in relation to the human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima Zein-Eddine ◽  
Félicité Flore Djuikwo-Teukeng ◽  
Mustafa Al-Jawhari ◽  
Bruno Senghor ◽  
Tine Huyse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Blood ◽  
Schistosoma Haematobium ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Blood Fluke ◽  
Endemic Areas
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