Schistosoma mansoni along Lake Albert, Kibale District, Western Uganda. 1996

N B Kabatereine, and E I Odongo-Aginya, and T L Lakwo
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kempala, Uganda.

Four hundred and fifty one human strata living in the three fishing villages of Ndiaga, Kabukanga and Rwabikongoro along Lake Albert shore in Kibale District were examined for S. mansoni infection using Kato/Katz method. Of the 451 people, 409 (90.7%) were found infected with S. mansoni with geometric mean egg count of 561.3 eggs per gram (epg) faeces. Males had significantly higher mean egg counts than females, 608.3 epg and 415.6 epg respectively. All S. mansoni infected individuals were treated with praziquantel at 40 mg/kg body weight. Other common parasites observed were Asaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworms. These were treated with mebendazole. Snail infection rate among the 115 Biomphalaria sudanica and the 56 B. stanleyi were 5.2% and 3.6% respectively. All the 66 Bulinus (B) tropicus found, were negative for cercariae shedding. The main pulmonate snails were 250 Lymnae natalensis, 500 Pila ovata and 375 Bellamya spp were the commonest prosobranchs followed by Bivalves (101).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010270 Parasite Egg Count Determination of parasite eggs in feces. Count, Parasite Egg,Counts, Parasite Egg,Egg Count, Parasite,Egg Counts, Parasite,Parasite Egg Counts
D002033 Bulinus A genus of small freshwater snails of the order Pulmonata, found throughout Africa and the Middle East, where it is a vector of SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM.
D004199 Disease Vectors Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another. Infectious Disease Vectors,Disease Vector,Disease Vector, Infectious,Disease Vectors, Infectious,Infectious Disease Vector,Vector, Disease,Vector, Infectious Disease,Vectors, Disease,Vectors, Infectious Disease
D005243 Feces Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D005618 Fresh Water Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES. Freshwater,Fresh Waters,Freshwaters,Water, Fresh,Waters, Fresh
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001700 Biomphalaria A genus of planorbid freshwater snails, species of which are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni. Australorbis,Australorbis glabratus,Australorbi,Biomphalarias
D012555 Schistosomiasis mansoni Schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni. It is endemic in Africa, the Middle East, South America, and the Caribbean and affects mainly the bowel, spleen, and liver. Schistosomiasis, Intestinal,Schistosoma mansoni Infection,Infection, Schistosoma mansoni,Infections, Schistosoma mansoni,Intestinal Schistosomiases,Intestinal Schistosomiasis,Schistosoma mansoni Infections,Schistosomiases, Intestinal
D014454 Uganda A republic in eastern Africa, south of SUDAN and west of KENYA. Its capital is Kampala. Republic of Uganda

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