title: Prevalence and control of Schistosoma haematobium infections in the Amran subprovince of the Yemen Arab Republic.
abstract: 803 schoolchildren in the subprovince of Amran were examined for S. haematobium. The prevalence was 28.9%. Stool samples of 92 children were negative for S. mansoni eggs. Bulinus snails were most frequent, whereas Biomphalaria were rare. Control measures included chemotherapy and mollusciciding. The prevalence in 8 selected villages could be reduced by this from 36.3% down to 5.1%. No gross haematuria and only one single case of heavy infection were detected. Eradication of this disease seems feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Parasitology, Robert-Koch-Institute, Berlin (West), Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Janitschke
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Telher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wachsmuth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jahia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001700:Biomphalaria; D002033:Bulinus; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008975:Molluscacides; D010571:Pest Control; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015006:Yemen
chemical_list: D008975:Molluscacides; D011223:Praziquantel