Studies on the megatrypanum trypanosomes of the Egyptian bat (Pipistrellum kuhli) from Sohag Governorate, Egypt.

Out of 150 Egyptian bats (Pipistrellus Kuhli) hunted in the premises of Sohag City, 60 (40%) were harbouring typanosomes of the subgenus Megatypanum (Hoare, 1964). They were T. M.

Evaluation of the role of some parasitic infections as a cause of acute and chronic hepatic diseases.

A total of 200 patients with acute and chronic hepatic diseases and 100 apparently normal cross-matched controls were examined for the parasitic cause. The IHAT showed 3% had hydatid cysts, 3% had fascioliasis and 53.5% had schistosomiasis.