ABSTRACT
Myiasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases, which affects the human welfare. The volatile oils of 3 plants were tested against adult Lucilia sericata. The LC50 was 80 ppm by Anethum graveolens, 180 ppm by Conyza dioscoridis and 130 ppm by Mentha microphylla. The slope functions were 1.9, 1.79, and 2.2, respectively. The whole results discussed
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Myiasis/drug therapy , Plant ExtractsABSTRACT
The diagnostic performance of the commercial quantitative buffy coat capillary tube technique was compared with the standard diagnosis of filariasis by microscopical examination of Giemsa stained thick blood films. The comparison was conducted among 83 subjects. The QBC test was highly sensitive than the thick blood film in detection of microfilaremic patients. The percentage of positive cases among 35 subjects with fever and enlarged lymph nodes in the axilla or in the groin was 48.6% versus 42.8% by thick blood film. The sensitivity was 94.4% versus 83.3% in 18 subjects with lymphatic varices or hydrocele. The sensitivity of the QBC capillary tubes was poor [20%] versus 6.6% among 30 filarial patients with different degrees of lymphatic edema. It is concluded that the QBC capillary test is very simple, rapid and convenient as a diagnostic method for microfilaremic patients but not suggested to be used neither in the quantitation of the parasite numbers or in species identifications
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Humans , Wuchereria bancrofti/isolation & purification , MicroscopyABSTRACT
Myiasis is a medical and veterinary health problem in many animal rearing countries. It is not a new problem in Egypt. A family of 5 persons was infested in the eyes [5] and nose [2] with the larvae of Oestrus ovis. It was concluded that the physicians in the MOH rural health units should keep in mind ophthalmomyiasis when dealing with non-specific catarrhal conjunctivitis, particularly those people who are concerned with rearing of farm animals