Bilharziasis in Tropical Africa

Bilharziasis in tropical Africa.

Observations on bilharziasis of domestic ruminants in South Africa.

McCULLY, R. M. & KRUGER, S. P. Observations on bilharziasis of domestic ruminants in South Africa. Onderstepoort J. vet . Res. 36 (1), 129-162 Bilharziasis of 100 sheep and 14 cattle caused by Schistosoma mattheei Veglia & Le Roux, 1929, was studied in detail from the histopathological aspect. The ovine cases included natural as well as experimentally infested animals. The most significant chan...

Cardiomegaly in tropical Africa.

The term "cardiomegaly" is found in 5-7% of chest X-ray film evaluations in tropical Africa. However, "cardiomegaly" is a descriptive term, devoid of any aetiological meaning. Therefore, providing information about the aetiological factors leading to heart enlargement in a group of Africans (Nigerians) was the purpose of this study. In the years 2002-2011, 170 subjects (aged 17-80 years, mean a...

Gallbladder Bilharziasis

A 30 years old man presented with symptoms of Bilharziasis. Ultrasound showed gallstones in the gallbladder which was removed laproscopically, heavy bilharzial infection was detected in the gallbladder tissue. The first case in Saudi Arabia is reported. A review of the world literatures since 1966 about the subject is presented and different aspects of the gallbladder schistosomiasis are discus...

Venereal syphilis in tropical Africa.

A steady decline in the incidence of positive results to the Kahn test is reported in Malawian patients during the period 1968-75. Other studies have shown that the incidence of early and late syphilis in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped considerably over the past few decades. The number of reported cases of early syphilis in certain urban areas, however, appears to be high. It is suggested that ...