Progress in urinary schistosomiasis control measures in Iran.

Abstract	During a ten-year field survey from 1980 to 1989, 1518 cases of Schistosoma haematobium were detected in Khoozestan province, the only area in south-west Iran where urinary schistosomiasis is prevalent. Most of the cases were detected by urine examination and a few by bladder biopsies. The incidence of infection was 0.653% in 1980, 0.021% in 1988 and 0.042% in 1989. Strict control measures, including mass chemotherapy and mollusciciding, were used to help reduce the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis. The 20-29-year-old age group was the most infected; there were no sex differences.
Authors	A M Kejbafzadeh, N Hoghooghi-Rad, I Shenyari, R Nemat
Journal	The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (J Trop Med Hyg) Vol. 98 Issue 2 Pg. 131-5 (Apr 1995) ISSN: 0022-5304 [Print] England
PMID	7714937 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Animals Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Iran (epidemiology) Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Prevalence Schistosomiasis haematobia (drug therapy, epidemiology, prevention & control) Sex Distribution

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