Filter paper blood specimens in the serological diagnosis of schistosomiasis

Serum and filter paper blood specimens collected from individuals infected with Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma haematobium or with both species were tried in the circumoval precipition test and the cercarien-Hullen reaction. Sera obtained by venipuncture were more reliable

Treatment of rodent malaria with levamisole

Levamisole, an immuno-modulator drug was tried in the treatment of Plasmodium berghei berghei in albino mice. Treated animals showed a delay in the appearance of parasites. Parasitaemia was not as fulminating as in the control untreated group. While infection in the control mice was lethal to all, yet there was a number of survivals, though few, in the treated group. The drug can be used as an adjuvant and not a substitute to the classical anti-plasmoidal chemo-therapeutics

Preliminary observations on human vaginal and intestinal trichomoniasis

The relationship between the size of T. vaginalis and the clinical signs in infected female patients was studied. Small-sized T. vaginalis was associated with acute signs, whereas large-sized T. vaginalis was associated with chronic signs. The relationship between T. homonis and T. vaginalis is a mere association. Each species has its own specific habitat

Intestinal protozoa of rodents from Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

In a survey on protozoa in the intestine of rats from the Dakahlia Governor ate, Giardia Sp. were the most predominent [32.2%] followed by Entamoeba muris [19.2%]. Eimeria Sp.,E. histolytica and Trichomonas muris have a more or less the same incidence. Chilomastix muris was a rare protozoon [3.2%]. The epidemiological significance of the results was discussed