Study on helminth parasites of man in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt: I- General survey

The field of study was the endemic diseases Hospital in Sohag Governorate, where 16857 patients were examined. The most common parasites were: Schistosoma haematobium [9.38%] and Enterobius vermicularis [8.94%]. These were followed by Hymenolepis nana [2.13%], Ancylostoma duodenale [0.77%], Ascaris lumbricoides [0.6%], Schistosoma mansoni [0.047%], Taenia saginata [0.047%], Trichostrongylus colubrigormis [0.03%] and Trichuris trichiura [0.01]

Study on helminth parasites of man in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt II- Biological studies on encountered parasites

Detailed morphological studies on the eggs of parasitic infection in Sohag Governorate were done. For this purpose, collected and intra-uterine eggs of helminth parasites were studied, different sizes and shapes of eggs were noticed. Examination of intrauterine eggs of worms which were obtained form treated patients and kept in formol saline revealed different types of eggs in the same worm. Knowledge of such differences is of very important aid in identification of eggs and diagnosis of parasitic infections

Study on helminth parasites of man in sohag governorate, upper Egypt: III-incidence of urinary schistosomiasis in primary school children

Out of 1828 pupils of five different localities were examined for schistosomiasis, Schistosoma haematobium was found in the five localities in percentage of 6.4%, 4.58%, 1.6%, 19.39% and 22.79% in El-Baskia, El-Shiakh Youssef, A bar El-Melk, El-Khiam and Awlad Nousair respectively. The infection rate increased till the age of nine years when it decreased gradually with age. Females were markedly less infected than males. Ten cases of Schistosoma mansoni were found only in three localities