Nwokolo C
Bull World Health Organ. 1974;50(6):569-71.
Human paragonimiasis has been recorded in 4 West African countries but there is clear evidence of endemicity only in certain parts of Nigeria and Cameroon. In Nigeria, the dominant parasite species is Paragonimus uterobilateralis, while in Cameroon it is P. africanus. Both the fresh water crab Sudanonautes africanus and the land crab S. aubryi are proved vectors in Nigeria. Epidemiological studies using Paragonimus skin tests suggest an infection rate of between 5% and 10% in some endemic areas. African paragonimiasis, like its Asian counterpart, responds well to treatment with bithionol.
人类肺吸虫病已在4个西非国家有记录,但只有在尼日利亚和喀麦隆的某些地区有明显的地方性流行证据。在尼日利亚,主要的寄生虫种类是双侧子宫肺吸虫,而在喀麦隆是非洲肺吸虫。淡水蟹非洲苏丹蟹和陆地蟹奥氏苏丹蟹在尼日利亚均被证实为传播媒介。使用肺吸虫皮肤试验的流行病学研究表明,在一些流行地区感染率为5%至10%。非洲肺吸虫病与其亚洲同类疾病一样,使用硫双二氯酚治疗效果良好。