Volume 13, Number 10—October 2007
THEME ISSUE
Global Poverty and Human Development
Dispatch
Schistosoma hematobium and S. mansoni among Children, Southern Sudan
Table
Prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni and S. hematobium in 2 villages in Southern Sudan
Location | S. hematobium |
S. mansoni |
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No. positive specimens/total examined (%) | No. high intensity infections (%)* | No. positive specimens/total examined (%) | No. moderate intensity infections (%)† | No. heavy intensity infections (%)‡ | ||
Lui (West Equatoria) | 0/200 | 0 | 103/200 (51.5) | 33 (16.5) | 16 (8) | |
Nyal (Upper Nile) | 146/200 (73) | 57 (28.5) | 140/200 (70) | 54 (27) | 37 (18.5) |
*>50 eggs/10 mL urine.
†100–399 eggs/g feces.
‡>400 eggs/g feces.