background: oyan reservoir, south-west nigeria was constructed in 1984 to generate electricity but has altered the exist­ing physical, biological and socio-economic environment of the people. this study, carried out between october 2006 and march 2008, aimed at investigating the current status of schistosoma haematobium infection around the reservoir. methods: urine samples from 536 participant...

background: the study was conducted to estimate and compare the validity and performance of two screening methods for uri­nary schistosomiasis: the interview - reporting blood in urine- and detecting microhematuria by reagent strip. methods:  in year 2003, 515 schoolchildren from five schools in abyan and taiz governorates in yemen, were in-terviewed by healtworker for hematuria, and then urine...

BACKGROUND Data on urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria are mainly epidemological. The knowledge of co-infections of urinary schistosomiasis and other pathogens are important epidemiological tools for the control and health benefits of the rural dwellers. The granulomatous reactions in urinary schistosomiasis is CD4(+) dependent. The CD8(+) is cytotoxic to parasites and it is activated by CD4(+)....

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis, and the effect of CD4(+) T cell counts and demographics on its prevalence among HIV-positive patients in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODS Urine and blood samples were collected from 2000 HIV-positive subjects. A wet preparation of the urine deposit was examined microscopically to identify ova of Schistosoma haemat...

AIM This study was designed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for schistosomiasis among a group of preschool children in Malawi. Schistosomiasis burden among preschoolers in Malawi is not well documented in the literature. METHODS This study used field research (in the form of a snail survey), laboratory work (urinalysis and microscopy for parasite identification), and questionn...

BACKGROUND Renal tract involvement is implicated in both early and late schistosomiasis leading to increased disease burden. Despite there being good estimates of disease burden due to renal tract disease secondary to schistosomiasis at the global level, it is often difficult to translate these estimates into local communities. The aim of this study was to assess the burden of urinary tract pat...

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...