Urogenital schistosomiasis in libya, a case report and evaluation of the current situation

Walid K. Saadawi, Aisha Gashout, Nadia Aldobea, A. Amro, B. Annajar
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Urogenital Schistosomiasis is a parasitic worm disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium and transmitted through the penetration of the human skin by swimming infective larva (Cercaria). Here, we report a new sporadic case of Urinary schistosomiasis in Ubari city in South-West Libya. A 25-year-old male was presented with a history of hematuria, backpain, abdominal, and kidney pain since 2017. The diagnosis of urogenital Schistosomiasis was confirmed by microscopic identification of terminal-spined schistosome eggs and red blood cells in urine samples. The patient was treated with a single dose of 40 mg/kg Praziquantel. By follow-up, a complete recovery of urinary symptoms was observed with no evidence of schistosome eggs in urine. In conclusion, the local health authorities should take proper measures to establish new elimination programs of schistosomiasis, and to increased awareness of this especially in old endemic areas where reemerging of schistosomiasis is most likely.
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泌尿生殖血吸虫病是一种由血血吸虫引起的寄生虫病,通过游动的传染性幼虫(尾蚴)穿透人体皮肤传播。在这里,我们报告了利比亚西南部乌巴里市发生的一例新的散发尿血吸虫病病例。一名25岁男性自2017年以来出现血尿、背痛、腹部和肾脏疼痛史。尿样中末棘血吸虫卵和红细胞镜检证实泌尿生殖道血吸虫病的诊断。患者给予吡喹酮40 mg/kg单剂量治疗。通过随访,观察到泌尿症状完全恢复,尿中没有血吸虫卵的证据。总之,地方卫生当局应采取适当措施,制定新的血吸虫病消除规划,并提高这方面的认识,特别是在血吸虫病最可能再次出现的老流行地区。
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