Malaria in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

808 Malaria patients were reported from the Quarantina and Central Hospitals [Jeddah, Saudi Arabia] in the year 1980. Saudians and Yemenis were the most affected nationalities mainly with Plasmodium falciparum. Mortalities were recorded in extremes of age. Some cases were presented with atypical symptoms mostly in falciparum infection which stresses the need of routine blood film examination

Concomitant hepatic fasciola and hydatid infections in animals

Fasciola and hydatid infections were common among buffaloes.Mixed infections of the liver was extremely rare. Pathological changes of the liver were more prominent in mixed infection with more distortion of the liver tissue

Malignant malaria in Saudi Arabia

37 patients with falciparum malaria were presented with either signs and symptoms of cholera; collapse and shock; pneumonia; cerebral haemorrhage with coma; intestinal obstruction; uraemia skin; eruption with haematuria; typhoid fever or jaundice. In endemic areas, a thick blood film should be examined for malaria whatever the complaint of the patient or the primary diagnosis is

Urinary trichomoniasis in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Infection of the urinary tract with Trichomonas vaginalis was studied among some outpatients attending Jeddah Central Hospital. The relation of trichomoniasis to the sex, marital status, the reaction of urine, any accompanied bacterial infection, diabetes mellitus and associated symptoms were investigated. Seasonal variations were determined