Epidemiological study of parasitic infections in Somali nomads

In Somali nomads the incidence of intestinal helminths is very low compared with that observed in Somalian closed institutions and practically no Entamoeba infection occurs. Schistosoma haematobium eggs are observed in urine of 50% of adults nomads. Immunological tests reveal that the relative preva...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1987, Vol.81 (5), p.771-772
Hauptverfasser:	Ilardi, I., Sebastiani, A., Leone, F., Madera, A., Khalif Bile, M., Shiddo, Shukri C., Mohamed, Hassan H., Amiconi, G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Ethnic Groups Feces - parasitology Female Humans Infant Infectious diseases Leishmania Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Parasitic diseases Parasitic Diseases - epidemiology Parasitic Diseases - parasitology Parasitic Diseases - urine Plasmodium Somalia Toxoplasma Transients and Migrants Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	In Somali nomads the incidence of intestinal helminths is very low compared with that observed in Somalian closed institutions and practically no Entamoeba infection occurs. Schistosoma haematobium eggs are observed in urine of 50% of adults nomads. Immunological tests reveal that the relative prevalences of leishmaniasis (the lowest), malaria, and toxoplasmosis (the highest) in nomads are similar to those shown by the same techniques in settled communities.
ISSN:	0035-9203 1878-3503
DOI:	10.1016/0035-9203(87)90027-7