Schistosoma mansoni along Lake Alibert; Kibale district; Western Uganda

Four hundred and fifty one human strata living in the three fishing villages of Ndiaga; kabukanga and Rwabikongoro along Lake Albert shore in Kibale District were examined for S. mansoni infection using Kata/Katz method. Of the 451 people; 409(90.7) were found infected with S. mansoni with geometric mean egg count of 561.3 eggs per gram (epg) faeces. Males had significantly higher mean egg counts than females; 608.e epg and 415.6 epg respectively. All S. mansoni infected individuals were treated with praziquantel at 40mg/kg body weight. Other common parasites observed were Ascaris lumbricoides; Trichuris trichiura and hookworms. These were treated with mebandazole. Snail infection rate among the 115 Biomphalaria sudanica and the 56 B. stanleyi were 5.2and 3.6respectively. All the 66 Bulinus (B) tropicus found; were negative for cercariae shedding. The main pulmonate snails were 250 Lymnae natalensis; 500 Pila ovata and 375 Bellamya spp were the commonest prosobranchs followed by Bivalves (101)

The intestinal faunas of man and mountain gorillas in a shared habitat

The primate fauna of the Impenetrable (Bwindi) Forest in southwest Uganda includes both man and the mountain gorilla Gorilla gorilla beringei. The intestinal parasite faunas of these two species were described by examining faecal samples. Of 16 parasites in the combined fauna only one; Strongyloides fuelleborni; was shared by both host species