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New sites ofBulinus truncatusand indigenous cases of urinary schistosomiasis in Jordan

A. Arbaji, Zuhair S. Amr, Adnan Abbas, Ratib M. Al–Oran, S. AL-Kharabsheh, W.N. AL-Melhim

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Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak Lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.

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Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak Lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.

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Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak Lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.

Key concepts: Schistosoma haematobium, Biology, Bulinus, Intermediate host, Schistosomiasis, Snail, Freshwater mollusc, Helminthiasis

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