| the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in the later stages of a control programme based on chemotherapy: the basrah study. 3. antibody distributions and the use of age catalytic models and log-probit analysis in seroepidemiology. | a comparative seroepidemiological survey of schistosoma haematobium infection among primary schoolchildren in areas of different levels and patterns of endemicity in basrah governorate, southern iraq, also covered all inhabitants of al-maadan locality, a known endemic focus in basrah. blood samples were tested by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. serological data were analysed to describe the pattern of distribution of antischistosomal antibodies, to relate the level of infection to age and ... | 1987 | 3120372 |
| the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in the later stages of a control programme based on chemotherapy: the basrah study. 2. the serological profile and the validity of the elisa in seroepidemiological studies. | an epidemiological study of schistosoma haematobium infection in al-maadan locality, considered to be the main remaining endemic focus in basrah, southern iraq was carried out. the association between the serological profile of the population, measured by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), and various factors including current infection by urine examination, water contact pattern, past history of, and treatment for, schistosomiasis, and cercarial dermatitis was investigated. further ... | 1987 | 3120371 |
| the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in the later stages of a control programme based on chemotherapy: the basrah study. 1. descriptive epidemiology and parasitological results. | the association between infection with schistosoma haematobium and various factors including water contact pattern, past history of haematuria and treatment for schistosomiasis and cercarial dermatitis was investigated in southern iraq. the study covered mainly primary schoolchildren in different areas of basrah and in al-maadan locality where the majority of households with infected schoolchildren occurred. urine examination was by the sedimentation and nuclepore filtration methods. s. haematob ... | 1987 | 3120370 |