Circulating cathodic antigen cassette test versus haematuria strip test in diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis.

Urinary schistosomiasis caused by constitutes a major public health problem in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. This study was conducted to evaluate circulating cathodic antigen cassette test and haematuria strip test for detection of in urine samples and to evaluate their screening performance among the study population. Microscopy was used as a gold standard.

CLINICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL STUDIES ON PULMONARY AND HEPATIC HYDATID CYSTS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

A cross sectional study compared the clinical features of the pulmonary and hepatic hydatid cysts in children and adults and evaluated IHAT and ELISA techniques in diagnosis. The results showed that the patients ages were 5-14 years (10.6 ± 3.

Present situation of Schistosoma haematobium infection among primary school aged children in some areas of Qualyobia governorate-Egypt.

The current study determined the present situation of urinary schistosomiasis among primary school children in some areas of Qualyobia governorate in Egypt using different diagnostic methods, and to study the effect of Schistosoma haematobium infection on growth parameters of the affected children.The Results showed that The prevalence rate of S. haematobium infection among school children was 5.

Soil transmitted parasites in Qualyobia Governorate.

The study determined the relation between prevalence of intestinal parasites and soil-transmitted parasites among households in Shiblanga representing a rural area of Qualyobia Governorate and Benha City representing an urban area of the same Governorate. The effect of soil's type on the intensity of parasites and to provide guidance on the prevention and control of soil transmitted parasitic infections for future studies in this field. This study was conducted at Benha City and Shiblanga village representing the urban and rural areas of Qualyobia Governorate.

Clinical varieties of Toxocariasis canis in Children's Hospital, Mansoura University: is it an underestimated problem?

Human toxocariasis is a worldwide parasitic disease. Children are more frequently infected because of the closer contact with contaminated soil and relatively frequent geophagia. Toxocariasis in children has variable modes of presentation but clinical diagnosis is difficult.

Experimental study on respiratory cryptosprodiosis.

Cryptosporidiosis has a worldwide geographical and zoological distribution. Cryptosporidium baileyi oocysts were isolated from the bursa of Fabricius (BF) of 4 weeks-old of 100 broilers. Twenty five broiler chicks of 2 day old free from cryptosporidial infection were inoculated intratracheally at a dose of 1 x 10(6) chicks.