Issue |
Parasite
Volume 5, Number 4, December 1998
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Page(s) | 379 - 382 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1998054379 | |
Published online | 19 September 2014 |
Note de recherche
New sites of Bulinus truncatus and indigenous cases of urinary schistosomiasis in Jordan
Nouveaux sites de Bulinus truncatus et cas autochtones de schistosomiase urinaire en Jordanie
1
Malaria, Schistosomes and Zoonotic Diseases Division, Ministry of Health. Amman, Jordan.
2
Department of Biology, Jordan University of Science & Technology. P.O. Box 3030. Irbid, Jordan.
3
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan.
4
Department of Biology, Mutah University. Mutah, Jordan.
5
Disease Control Directorate, Ministry of Health. Amman, Jordan.
* Correspondance : Zuhair S. Amr. E-mail: amrz@just.edu.jo
Received:
23
September
1997
Accepted:
25
June
1998
Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.
Résumé
Trente-deux observations d'infections autochtones à Schistosoma haematobium sont rapportés de Ghore As-Safi, dans la région de Karak en Jordanie. Les personnes infectées sont toutes des hommes, âgés de 9 à 46 ans; Bulinus truncatus est découvert dans de nouveaux sites, inhabituels. La distribution ancienne et actuelle de cet hôte intermédiaire est précisée.
Key words: Bulinus truncatus / schistosomiasis / Jordan
Mots clés : Bulinus truncatus / schistosomiase / Jordanie
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