Clonorchis sinensis a new report in Egyptian employees returning back from Saudi Arabia

Clonorchis sinensis, or Chinese liver fluke, is a parasite of the fish-eating mammals endemic in the East Asia, Far East, particularly in China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Korea and among immigrant refugees to European Union and Eastern Mediterranean Countries. This paper reported infection among Egyptian family who practice consumption of imported fishes from the Far East. Diagnosed was based on detection of its characteristic eggs, positive specific ELISA, radiological and family behavior and feeding habit history. Patients were successfully treated

Human infection with bertiella studeri [cestode: anoplocephalidae] in an Egyptian worker returning back from Saudi Arabia

Perhaps this is the first case of bertiellosjs studeri record in Egyptian worker returning back from Saudi Arabia. The patient was resistant to Niclosamide but successfully treated with Commiphora molmol extract

Anti-coccidial effect of commiphora molmol in the domestic rabbit [Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus L.]

This study investigated the effect of oleo-gum-resin of Commiphora molmol Engler [Family: Burceraceae] known as Myrrh and the commercial extract known as Mirazid as a treatment against hepatic coccidiosis induced by the parasite Eimeria stiedae in domestic rabbits. Rabbits were infected with 1000 parasite sporulated oocysts and subjected to two treatment regimens, using crude myrrh suspension and the oleo-resin extract, mirazid, each administered at 500 mg/kg rabbit body weight. Treatments of infected rabbits resulted in significant reduction of the mean oocyst numbers in rabbit faeces by 52.38 % in the crude-treated rabbits and by 90.90 % mirazid-treated rabbits, compared to the untreated infected rabbits at day 21 post-infection [pi]. At day 28 pi no oocysts parasite were observed in the faeces of rabbits. Both treatments resulted in significant recovery of infected rabbits from all symptoms of infection compared to the untreated infected group and healthy control groups. Histopathological examination of liver showed remarkable improvement in all histopathological parameters in G5 and G8 compared with the infected untreated G2. These included an almost complete healing of the hemorrhagic tissue and partial healing of the endothelial lining and hepatocytes encircling the central vein, the hepatocytes laminate regained their original radial shape and disappearance of fat vacuoles from the tissue and remarkable reduction in lymphocytes infiltration, decreased hyperplasia of the epithelial cells with significant decreasing of the parasite stage numbers. Results also indicate that mirazid was more effective than crude myrrh, probably due to higher content of purified active ingredients

Strongyloidiasis strcoralis: is it a health problem in Saudi Arabia

S. stercoralis which does not need intermediate host, undergo free cycle in the soil, was reported. So, human strongyloidiasis as an introduced or a misdiagnosed problem was discussed.

Myrrh [Commiphora Molmol] in treatment of human and sheep dicrocoeliasis dendriticum in Saudi Arabia

In this study, 18 clinically and parasitologically proven human Dicrocoeliasis dendriticum patients were successfully and safely treated by the myrrh extract of Commiphora molmol [mirazid]. The dose was 2 capsules [300 mg each] given on an empty stomach at one hour before breakfast for six successive days; cure [100%] was achieved clinically and by stool analysis for two-month follow up. In addition, 15 sheep naturally infected with Dicrocoeliasis dendriticum as proven parasitologically were successfully and safely treated with 2 capsules [300 mg each] on an empty stomach at one hour before breakfast for four successive days; cure [100%] was successfully achieved by stool analysis for seven days and macroscopically for the detection of any adult worm after slaughtering. The total dose required to treat the infected sheep [2400 mg] was less than that required for the human treatment [3600 mg]

Human infection with dicrocoelium dendriticum in Riyadh district [Saudi Arabia]

During one academic year, a total of 1196 patients refereed to Parasitology Laboratory from King Abdel-Aziz University Hospital, 121 patients were positive for D. dendriticum. The majority were Saudis and only 32 of the 121 patients had true dicrocoeliasis as detected by re-examination after three days of a liver-free diet. The other patients had false dicrocoeliasis. The infection was influenced by the patients behaviors. The Saudis consumed more sheep meat during a month Du-El-Heja and Haj and Feast. The examination of the slaughtered sheep at the governmental slaughterhouses showed that the majority of the patients had liver infection [9-24%] with the lancet liver fluke

Six digenetic trematodes infecting the hamour fish [Epinephelus chlorostigma] in the Arabian Gulf, Sahdi Arabia

No doubt, parasites infecting fish have a direct or indirect effect on the human welfare. This paper described six species of trematodes infecting Epinephelus chlorostigma [Family Serranidae]. These parasites were Prosorhynuchus epinepheli, P. thapari, Allopodocotyle epinepheli, Helicometrina nimia, Erilepturus hamati and E. lemeriensis. Camera Lucida and photos were given and the results were discussed