abstract this study was conducted to evaluate the resistance of 70 genotypes of barley to powdery mildew. after preparing the samples contaminated with powdery mildew, reproduction of the spores of the fungus was conducted on susceptible cultivar afzal. the experiment was conducted with randomized block design in pot in greenhouse. seedlings were inoculated with the spores fungus in two-leaf st...

to study the parasitic infection of turkmen horses in this region, faecal and blood samples collected from 46 randomly selected turkmen horses (about 10% of population: 30 male and 16 female). faecal egg counts (clayton lane method), faecal culture and modified knott test were performed. no microfilaria was observed in blood samples. nematode eggs (cyathostominae) were found in 26 faecal sample...

BACKGROUND No investigations have been undertaken of risk factors for intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection in Timor-Leste. This study provides the first analysis of risk factors for intensity of STH infection, as determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR), examining a broad range of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and environmental factors, among communities in Manufahi Distri...

Stool examination using direct smear method, Kato-Katz thick smear technique and modified Harada Mori test tube cultivation method were done on 2,331 people among the rural population of Bali. The serum ferritin was examined by ELISA technique and hemoglobin concentration by cyanmethemoglobin technique. Overall prevalence of hookworm infection was 24.02% with heterogeneity in local prevalences....

background: in view of the massive rural-to-urban migration in nigeria, investigations on transmission of urinary schistosomiasis were carried out in ur-ban and semi-urban communities in nike lake area of enugu state, nigeria. methods : urine samples of school children were tested for micro-haematuria using reagent strips followed by microscopic examination for schistosoma haematobium eggs. wat...

BACKGROUND Morbidity due to Schistosoma haematobium and hookworm infections is marked in those with intense co-infections by these parasites. The development of a spatial predictive decision-support tool is crucial for targeting the delivery of integrated mass drug administration (MDA) to those most in need. We investigated the co-distribution of S. haematobium and hookworm infection, plus the ...

BACKGROUND Urinary Schistosomiasis infection, a common cause of morbidity especially among children in less developed countries, is measured by the number of eggs per urine. Typically a large proportion of individuals are non-egg excretors, leading to a large number of zeros. Control strategies require better understanding of its epidemiology, hence appropriate methods to model infection preval...