| patterns of concurrent hookworm infection and schistosomiasis in schoolchildren in tanzania. | a cross-sectional study of 6897 schoolchildren in 59 out of the 155 primary schools in magu district on the shores of lake victoria, tanzania, was undertaken in 1997 to determine the prevalence of single- and multiple-species helminth infection. schistosoma haematobium, hookworm (primarily necator americanus) and s. mansoni were the most common helminth species infecting schoolchildren in the district. the prevalences of ascaris lumbricoides and trichuris trichiura were negligible (< 1%). anaemi ... | 1999 | 10696404 |
| hiv and parasitic co-infections in tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional study in mwanza, tanzania. | a cross-sectional study was conducted in mwanza, tanzania, to determine the burden of hiv and parasitic co-infections among patients who were confirmed or suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb). of the 655 patients investigated, 532 (81.2%) had been confirmed as ptb cases, by microscopy and/or culture (ptb+), whereas the other 123 (18.8%) were only suspected cases, on the basis of other clinical criteria (ptb-). hookworm and schistosoma mansoni infections were common in the patients, wi ... | 2007 | 17524249 |
| cholera reveals helminthiasis problem [letter]. | cholera has now lasted for about 6 months in our hilly region in mwanza, tanzania. the heavy rains coupled with the poor sanitary conditions and sewage disposal system have worsened the situation. the pit latrines used by the majority of low-income people are either not adequately and properly used for excreta disposal or they overflow. at our regional referral and consultancy hospital we were, for a period, receiving cholera cases which should have been managed in isolation at other centers. ... | 1998 | 12293742 |