New sites of Bulinus truncatus and indigenous cases of urinary schistosomiasis in Jordan.
Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak Lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.
Arbaji
A
A
Malaria, Schistosomes and Zoonotic Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Amr
Z S
ZS
Abbas
A A
AA
al-Oran
R
R
al-Kharabsheh
S
S
al-Melhim
W N
WN
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D000818:Animals; D002033:Bulinus / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004534:Egypt / Q000208:ethnology; D005618:Fresh Water; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000635:transmission; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology