al-Madani A A
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi-Arabia.
Public Health. 1990 Jul;104(4):261-6. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(05)80475-5.
Schistosomiasis control operations carried out between 1983 and 1988 are described, together with information of the impact of schistosomiasis. The prevalence of schistosomiasis has declined from 9.5% in 1983 to 1.8% in 1988 (P less than 0.05). Bulinus truncatus, B. beccarii, and B. reticulatus wrighti are the intermediate hosts of S. haematobium in Saudi Arabia and are distributed unevenly in the different regions. Biomphalaria arabica is the intermediate host of S. mansoni and is found wherever the disease is endemic. The influx of expatriate workers from countries where schistosomiasis is endemic, inaccessible water sources, the constant movement of large numbers of bedouins in some regions, and manpower shortages in some regions are considered to be the main obstacles for schistosomiasis control programmes in Saudi Arabia.
本文描述了1983年至1988年期间开展的血吸虫病防治行动，以及血吸虫病影响的相关信息。血吸虫病的患病率已从1983年的9.5%降至1988年的1.8%（P<0.05）。截形小泡螺、贝氏小泡螺和赖氏网纹小泡螺是沙特阿拉伯埃及血吸虫的中间宿主，在不同地区分布不均。阿拉伯双脐螺是曼氏血吸虫的中间宿主，在该病流行的任何地方都有发现。来自血吸虫病流行国家的外籍工人涌入、难以获取的水源、一些地区大量贝都因人的不断流动以及一些地区的人力短缺被认为是沙特阿拉伯血吸虫病防治计划的主要障碍。
