Urinary Schistosomiasis
Prevalence Of Urinary Schistosomiasis Among Pupils Attending Primary Schools In Bomo Village, Zaria-Nigeria
... Urinary schistosomiasis is caused by a blood fluke, Schistosoma haematobium ...with schistosomiasis (Nmonsi et ...renamed schistosomiasis (Orihel et al., 1995). Urinary ...
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Geographical information system and predictive risk maps of urinary schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria
... Schistosomiasis is a water-borne parasitic disease that affects 200 million people and poses a threat to 600 mil- lion in more than 76 countries [1]. It is caused by infec- tion with parasitic worms of the genus ...
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Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool aged children in Sahelian rural communities in Mali
... with urinary schistosomiasis occurs very early in life through exposure to contaminated water bodies either by guardians and caregivers or the preschool children ...
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High prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis in two communities in South Darfur: implication for interventions
... The higher prevalence rate of urinary schistosomiasis in this study reflects the higher level of exposure and dependence of the inhabitants on the infected water bodies. There are small ponds in the areas ...
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Urinary schistosomiasis among preschool children in a rural community near Abeokuta, Nigeria
... of schistosomiasis in Nigeria is mainly by mass treatment with praziquantel through the school system, with an absence of any provision for pre-school ...of urinary schistosomiasis in pre-school ...
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A Comparative Evaluation of the Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Two Contrasting Communities in Benue State, Nigeria
... that urinary schistosomiasis is endemic in both communities and that factors that enhance the susceptibility of individuals to the disease are still prevalent in Benue ...
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Prevalence and intensity of genito urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among junior high school students in two local government areas around Zobe Dam in Katsina State, Nigeria
... Results: Prevalence of genito-urinary schistosomiasis was 22.7 % with a mean intensity of 25.05 (± standard deviation, ± 71.51) eggs/10 ml of urine. Higher prevalence (19.5 %) and mean intensity (28.7 ...
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Urinary Schistosomiasis in Children—Still a Concern in Part of the Ghanaian Capital City
... of urinary schistosomiasis than their adult counterparts with, prevalence rates of 30 ...nary schistosomiasis infection with the source of the wa- ter they have contact ...
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Comparing the Sensitivity of Microscopy to Diagnostic Strip in the Survey for Urinary Schistosomiasis
... of urinary Schistosomiasis was use as a reference standard, because the presence of Ova is a confirmation of active infection with no error of cross ...
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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among Abobo Primary School children in Gambella Regional State, southwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
... The present study area in Gambella Regional State, south- western Ethiopia, represents moderate-risk community for urinary schistosomiasis. Sex, father’s occupation and living apart from parents were the ...
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Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis
... treating urinary schistosomiasis (Liu 2011; Pérez del Villar 2012), and both concluded that the combination of artesunate plus praz- iquantel is superior to praziquantel alone, While we find some evidence ...
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Treatment of urinary schistosomiasis: methodological issues and research needs identified through a Cochrane systematic review
... The rationale behind the widely spaced dosing intervals of metrifonate treatment derives from its long-lasting effect on red blood cells and plasma cholinesterases (Plestina, Davis and Bailey, 1972). However, the clinical ...
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Prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in the district of Niakhar, region of Fatick, Senegal
... The higher prevalence in boys than in girls confirms other reports for human infection in Senegal [24,28] and in several different localities in West African countries [29,30]. However, this result does not agree with ...
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Immunohistochemical expression of COX2 and iNOS in bladder cancer and its association with urinary schistosomiasis among Sudanese patients
... Bladder cancers continue to be an escalating health problem in Sudan and there is a plethora of literature in- criminating urinary Schistosomiasis as risk factor for bladder cancer in Sudan, but ...
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Using the hierarchical ordinal regression model to analyse the intensity of urinary schistosomiasis infection in school children in Lusaka Province, Zambia
... Urinary schistosomiasis caused by the trematode Schisto- soma haematobium has been a major public health problem in Zambia for many years [1, 2]. The infection affects people of all ages, however, children ...
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Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Al-Rusafah Regions of Baghdad governarate Nuha Khalaf Khalil | Nada Hatam Abdul Rahman | Huda Sa’doon Al Bayati
... Urinary Schistosomiasis is one of important diseases that cause irritation and damage of urinary tract and other systems and tissues and can not be expected by doctors when diagnosing urinary ...
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Assessment of diagnostic methods for urinary schistosomiasis, Assalya, White Nile State, Sudan
... Background: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematodes) of the genus ...of urinary schistosomiasis and calculate sensitivity and specificity of macrohaematuria and ...
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Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school pupils in Wamakko Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria
... Schistosomiasis known as bilharziasis or snail fever is a parasitic disease that seriously affects internal organs with the popular symptom being blood in urine and/fae- ces and an enlarged liver. The disease ...
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Immunolocalization of the 29 kDa Schistosoma haematobium species specific antigen: a potential diagnostic marker for urinary schistosomiasis
... the urinary schistosomiasis MAb dipstick assay (USDA), microplate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect fluorescent antibody test ...for urinary schistosomiasis ...showing ...
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Effect of Urinary Schistosomiasis on Academic Performance of School Children Age 6-15 years in Asalaya Locality, White Nile State, Sudan 2017
... The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among school children in Asalaya locality was high. Males were more affected than females. The main risk factors for the disease were male gender, water source ...
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