To evaluate the hypothesis that the granuloma cell population in S. haematobium is different from that of S. mansoni infections, a hamaster animal model was established. Infection of hamsters was induced by abdominal skin exposure of the male golden hamsters with 300 cercariae. S. haematobium granuloma cell population in the small intestine, urinary bladder, liver and spleen and those of ... إقراء المزيد

Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma intercalatum is highly restricted to the Western regions of equatorial Africa. Its main clinical manifestation is rectal bleeding. A case is described of a 14 year old boy living in Upper Egypt who was presented to General Surgery Department, Sohag University Hospital, South Valley University, complaining of vague abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, multiple abdominal masses and ... إقراء المزيد

BackgrounchMaternal seroconversion for Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy is said to have good role for diagnosis of congenital infection. Objective: to determine whether maternal serum levels of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii parasite are associated with definite fetal parasitic infectation and consequent pathology or not. Patients and Methods: Maternal serum IgA levels against Toxoplasma gondii were measured in 29 patients with strongly ... إقراء المزيد

The leeches belong to class Hirudinea in the phylum Annelida. They are Primarly blood suckers that have medical importance. Fresh water spencimens that caused annoyance and harm to people Attending samhoud canal in Qena Governorate were referred to Parasitological Department. Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University. Both morphological charactors and medical importance were discussed. It Was concluded that leech infestation ... إقراء المزيد

In many developing countries, it was observed that rural citizens were accustomed to ablution involving sniffing water up their nose using the irrigation polluted water, it was also observed that swimming in the water canals and drains and playing with mud were the most recreations practiced by children especially in rural and slum areas. Many cases were hospitalized with a ... إقراء المزيد

A case of urinary myiasis with the manifestations of urinary tract discharge, frequency and burining micturation in a 21 years old Upper Egyptian male was described. Eleven larvae of the Psychodid fly: Psychoda albipennis were recovered from his urine. The maggots were diagnosed, described and photographed. Psychoda albipennis maggots as a cause of urinary myiasis is here to be the ... إقراء المزيد

Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by a coccidian parasite that causes diarrhea in wide range of vertebrates worldwide . The concept of cryptosporidiosis has been changed from that of the rare and asymptomatic infection to an important cause of severe longstanding diarrhea in man specially in immunocompromised hosts. The diseaes is of particular importance in early childhood. Due to the ... إقراء المزيد

Giardiasis is the most common protozoal infection of the human intestinal tract and it is found worldwide. In the present study, a community-based prospective study was conducted among randomly selected 600 persons aging from one upto 50 years old. Generally, prevalence rate was 22.3% and it is considered a high rate of infection. Subgrouping of selected persons was done and ... إقراء المزيد

Introduction: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is accepted as a main cause of gastritis and gastritis-associated diseases. Giardia lamblia parasite is considered the most common protozoal infection in human. Concomitant H. pylori and Giardia infection is common for their similar mode of transmission and strong correlation to socioeconomic levels, but only few reports had described gastric giardiasis. In this work, H. ... إقراء المزيد

Background: Studies on factors affecting the viability and hatchability of- elminth eggs are extremely important since eggs are considered as the first stage in the life cycle of most parasites such as Fasciola and Schisto-soma spp. in freshwater snails and hookworms in soil. Objective: The aim of the present work was to study the effect of some physical and chemical ... إقراء المزيد