Arbaji A, Amr Z S, Abbas A A, al-Oran R, al-Kharabsheh S, al-Melhim W N
Malaria, Schistosomes and Zoonotic Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan.
Parasite. 1998 Dec;5(4):379-82. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1998054379.
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.
