RESUMO
Unilocular cysts produced by Echinococcus granulosus were recovered from 110 domestic herbivores (60 sheep, 25 cattle, 20 goats and five camels) slaughtered in Benghazi. The proportion of the cysts from the sheep found to be fertile (75%) was higher than that of the cysts from the goats (55%), camels (40%), or cattle (0%). When tested in indirect haemagglutination assays (IHA) with eight sera from human cases of cystic echinococcosis, the fluid from the cattle cysts never gave a positive reaction. Antigens in the fluids collected from sheep or goat cysts did react with the sera, with antigens from each of the two sources giving similar titres with each serum. However, crude somatic antigens (prepared from protoscolices and brood capsules collected from sheep cysts) appeared to be more sensitive for the immunodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis than the cyst-fluid antigens.
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Antígenos de Helmintos/imunologia , Camelus/parasitologia , Doenças dos Bovinos/parasitologia , Equinococose/veterinária , Doenças das Cabras/parasitologia , Doenças dos Ovinos/parasitologia , Animais , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/imunologia , Equinococose/diagnóstico , Equinococose/imunologia , Echinococcus/fisiologia , Fertilidade , Doenças das Cabras/imunologia , Cabras , Testes de Hemaglutinação , Humanos , Testes Imunológicos , Coelhos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Ovinos , Doenças dos Ovinos/imunologia , Zoonoses/transmissãoRESUMO
We studied 445 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Yafran area during the period February 1991 to December 1992. The highest incidence rates were recorded at the end of the transmission seasons in two peaks, one in November 1991 and the second in December 1992. The ratio of infected males to females was 1.85:1.00. The highest rate of infection was found among people 11-20 years of age. This indicates that the disease is not new in the Yafran area.
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Doenças Endêmicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Leishmaniose Cutânea/epidemiologia , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Leishmaniose Cutânea/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/transmissão , Líbia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Estações do Ano , Distribuição por SexoRESUMO
This paper presents the results of a prospective study cutaneous liashmaniasis in 2 schools in Al-Badarna, during the period from July to December 1992. The pupils were interviewed and examined. Positive cases were referred to the Health Unit for treatment. Of 260 pupils 22 (8.46%) were found to be infected with active lesions.
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Leishmaniose Cutânea/epidemiologia , Gluconato de Antimônio e Sódio/uso terapêutico , Antiprotozoários/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Criança , Doenças Endêmicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Leishmaniose Cutânea/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/tratamento farmacológico , Líbia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Avaliação das Necessidades , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Estudos Prospectivos , Encaminhamento e Consulta , Saúde da População Rural/estatística & dados numéricos , Distribuição por Sexo , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
One hundred and nine cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were referred to Dermatology unit, Tripoli Central Hospital from 24 localities in north-west Libya during the period from September to December 1994. Clinically most of the lesions were multiple and distributed on the uncovered parts of the body, and the size ranged from 1 to 5 cm. In diameter. The prevalence of infection was 65.3% among age groups 1-30 year old. Patients responded well to the treatment with sodium stibagluconate.
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Leishmaniose Cutânea , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Gluconato de Antimônio e Sódio/uso terapêutico , Antiprotozoários/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Lactente , Leishmaniose Cutânea/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/tratamento farmacológico , Leishmaniose Cutânea/epidemiologia , Líbia/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Estudos Prospectivos , Encaminhamento e Consulta/estatística & dados numéricos , Características de Residência , Distribuição por Sexo , Inquéritos e Questionários , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
One hundred fifty-one cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases were recorded during the period from October 1991 to September 1992 from Al-Badarna in Jabal Nafusa, an endemic area of CL in Libya. The infection was clinically suspected and confirmed by the demonstration of Leishmania on smears from lesion biopsies. The age distribution of cases showed that the age group 1-10 yrs was the most affected, indicating that the endemic status of CL in Al-Badarna is not a new occurrence.