Idris M A, Ruppel A, Numrich P, Eschlbeck A, Shaban M A, Diesfeld H J
Department of Biology, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Aug;97(4):205-10.
The snail Biomphalaria arabica is apparently ubiquitous in the south of Oman (Dhofar province). Snails bred in the laboratory were susceptible to infection with miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni (Puerto Rican strain). The snail Bulinus wrighti, a potential intermediate host of S. haematobium, was found for the first time in Dhofar. Human sera from five localities had antibodies against adult worm antigens and in particular against Sm31/32. The prevalence of seropositive patients was 28% of 47 farm workers, 12% of 99 out-patients from a clinic and 1% of 389 children from four localities. Autochthonous transmission of schistosomiasis in Dhofar is discussed.
阿拉伯双脐螺在阿曼南部（佐法尔省）显然随处可见。在实验室培育的螺对曼氏血吸虫（波多黎各株）毛蚴感染敏感。赖特小泡螺是埃及血吸虫的潜在中间宿主，首次在佐法尔被发现。来自五个地区的人类血清含有抗成虫抗原的抗体，尤其是抗Sm31/32的抗体。血清反应阳性患者的患病率在47名农场工人中为28%，在一家诊所的99名门诊患者中为12%，在四个地区的389名儿童中为1%。文中讨论了佐法尔血吸虫病的本地传播情况。
