Publication: Prevalence of schistosoma haematobium in the koryole and merca districts of the somali democratic republic
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1981-01-01
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13648594
00034983
00034983
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Mahidol University
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Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Vol.75, No.1 (1981), 53-61
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M. Koura, E. S. Upatham, A. H. Awad, M. D. Ahmed Prevalence of schistosoma haematobium in the koryole and merca districts of the somali democratic republic. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. Vol.75, No.1 (1981), 53-61. doi:10.1080/00034983.1981.11687408 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/30177
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Prevalence of schistosoma haematobium in the koryole and merca districts of the somali democratic republic
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Prevalence surveys of Schistosoma haematobium were carried out in the Koryole and Merca Districts of the Somali Democratic Republic. The examination of urine samples from farmers from many parts of Somalia showed that S. haematobium is endemic in the valleys of the Juba and Shebelli Rivers, southern Somalia. The prevalence rates in the Lower Juba Region (three villages), Koryole and Merca Districts were 65·8%, 48·9% and 60·;7% respectively. Infection rates were high in all age groups in Koryole and Merca. Males had higher infection rates than females. The intensity of S. haematobium infection varied from 12·6 eggs per 10 ml in Koryole and 32·1 in Merca to 238·0 for Lower Juba. © 1981 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.