| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Background: A parasitological survey of Schistosoma haematobium and S. intercalatum infection among primary schoolchildren in capital area of Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (DRSTP) was undertaken. Methods: Subjects with positive infection were confirmed by the detection of S. haematobium ova in the urine or S. intercalatum ova in the stool by using centrifugation concentration or merthiolate-iodine-formalin concentration method. Totally, 252 urine and stool samples, respectively, were obtained from apparently healthy schoolchildren, of which 121 from boys (9.8 ± 1.4 yr) and 131 from girls (9.7 ± 1.3 yr). Results: None of participating schoolchildren were found having S. haematobium ova in the urinary specimen. While, among 4 primary schools studied, only schoolchildren from Saint Marçal were detected with S. intercalatum ova in the fecal specimen, making the overall prevalence of S. intercalatum infection among schoolchildren was 2.4% (6/252) and girls had insignificantly higher prevalence (3.1%, 4/131) than that (1.7%, 2/121) in boys (χ2 = 0.5, P = 0.5). Conclusion: Water control and sanitation as well as snails eliminated by molluscicides are urgently needed to reduce S. intercalatum infection in DRSTP inhabitants. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
| TB Chu
School of Health Care Administration, College of Public Health & Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
| CW Liao
Dept. of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan AND Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| YC Huang
Dept. of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
| YT Chang
Taiwan Medical Mission in São Tomé, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
| ASRJ Costa
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
| T Nara
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| T Nara
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| A Tsubouchi
Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
| Peter WS Chang
School of Public Health, College of Public Health & Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
| WT Chiu
Dept. of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
| CK Fan
Dept. of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan AND Center for International Tropical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan AND Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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