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Authors:
Albadawi A. Talha, Sanaa I Mohamed, Abdlalla E. Mohamed, Eltayeb S. Ibrahim, Elniama A. Ali, Adam D. Abakar, Osama Elshareef and Bakri Y. M. Nour, Sudan
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Abstract:
Background: Schistosomiasis is a neglected parasitic disease caused by S. mansoni and S. haematobium in Sudan. It is causing a chronic inflammatory process affecting the intestine and urinary bladder leading to a serious and fatal complications. Mehods: A total of 690 participants from five localities in Gezira State in Sudan were enrolled between March and August, 2016 in this study. Data on socio-demographic and risk factors were obtained using structured questionnaires. Clean containers with corresponding labels were used for samples collection. After processing stool and urine sample were microscopically examined for the ova of S. mansoni and S. haematobium respectively. Results: From the 690 participants enrolled in this study 396(57.4%) were male and 294(42.6%) were female, aged between 5 - 55 years, with the mean age +-SD (17.3 +- 3.7). This study revealed that the prevalence of S. mansoni was 6.7% (46/690) and S. haematobium was 7.5% (46/690), and overall prevalence of Schistosomiasis in the five localities was 14.2%. S. haematobium (11,9%, 1.7% ) and S. mansoni (9.3%, 3.1% ) were infected males more than females respectively. Conclusion: There is still a high prevalence of schistosomiasis in the study area. Safe water supply, provision of sanitation facilities, health education and sustainable rounds of mass chemotherapeutic intervention with Praziquantel are highly recommended to reduce the prevalence of this disease.
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