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prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in a rural population in egypt, and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics.a cross-sectional study was conducted in a village in menoufia governorate, egypt where the majority of people had individual trenches in the houses for sewage disposal with absence of public sewage system. out of 2292 stool samples 47.8% had at least a single infection. multiple infections occurred in 14.9%. entamoeba histolytica was 20%, e. coli 10%, giardia lamblia 10%, ascaris lumbricoides 27.31%, hymenolepis nana 2.96%, schistosoma mansoni 2.45% and ancylostoma duodenale 2.23%. males were s ...200919621655
susceptibility of three successive snail generations from positive and negative laboratory bred biomphalaria alexandrina from different localities in egypt to infection with schistosoma mansoni from giza.susceptibility of snail vectors to schistosome infection varies between geographical areas, populations in the same area and among individuals in the same population. it is also affected by biological factors of which are snail size (age), number and age of miracidia exposed to water, temperature, illumination and darkness. our preview studies indicated that snails 4-6 mm in diameter exposed to 5 freshly hatched miracidia under light and in water at 25 degrees c are optimum conditions for infect ...19979257970
evaluation of direct and indirect methods in diagnosis of chronic intestinal schistosomiasis in menoufia governorate.a comparative study of kato thick smear method, modified ritchie concentration technique (mrct), rectal snip biopsy and indirect haemagglutination (iha) test were done on fifty patients with chronic intestinal schistosomiasis from menoufia governorate, an area of nile delta endemic for schistosomiasis. study revealed that a single kato-preparation was not sufficient to determine correctly the prevalence of schistosoma mansoni infection particularly in chronic cases (22%), the accuracy was maximi ...19938376874
efficacy and safety of arachidonic acid for treatment of schistosoma mansoni-infected children in menoufiya, egypt.arachidonic acid (ara), an omega-6 fatty acid, kills juvenile and adult schistosomes in vitro and displays highly significant and safe therapeutic effects in mice and hamsters infected with schistosoma mansoni or s. haematobium. this study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of ara in treatment of school-age children infected with s. mansoni. in total, 66 s. mansoni-infected schoolchildren (20-23 children/study arm) received a single dose of 40 mg/kg praziquantel (pzq), ara (10 mg/kg per day ...201425246692
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