Schistosomiasis Control in the Southern Province of Saudi Arabia

1987 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naimeswar Prosad Sinha ◽  
Adrian Lambourne
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Schistosomiasis Control ◽  
Southern Province

scholarly journals Prescribing pattern of antihypertensive drugs in diabetic patients of Southern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirajudeen Shaik Alavudeen ◽  
Khaled Mohammed Alakhali ◽  
Shaik Mohammad Asif Ansari ◽  
Noohu Abdulla Khan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Antihypertensive Drugs ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Prescribing Pattern ◽  
Southern Province

Panfacial fractures: Prevalence, sociodemographics, and pattern of presentation in a major referral hospital in the Southern province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
RamatOyebunmi Braimah ◽  
JohnSpencer Daniels ◽  
Ibrahim Albakry ◽  
MohammedIsmail Samara ◽  
RabeaArafa Albalasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Southern Province ◽  
Panfacial Fractures

Malaria in Saudi Arabia

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohair A Sebai
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Southern Province ◽  
Anopheles Mosquitoes ◽  
Western Province ◽  
Made In

In the 1940s Anopheles mosquitoes were abundant about the wells and marshy areas in Saudi Arabia. Nearly 100% of the population in many villages and oases had suffered from malaria at one time or another. However, the progress made in the malaria program in Saudi Arabia from the time of its inception in 1948 is possibly one of the most significant achievements in public health in the Kingdom over the last 40 years. The challenge which the country now faces is to control malaria in the Southern Province and in the residual foci in the Western Province, while maintaining the rest of the country malaria free.

Risk indicators for syndromic and nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in Southern Province of Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandar Alyami ◽  
Mutaz Ali-Hassan ◽  
Manasaour Al-Mahri ◽  
Fahad Alyami ◽  
Saeed Alharieth
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
Orofacial Clefts ◽  
Southern Province

scholarly journals Some epidemiological and serological studies on schistosomiasis in Najran area, Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
I. S. El-Shahawy ◽  
M. I. Khalil ◽  
A. S. Adail
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Schistosomiasis Control ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Serological Studies ◽  
One Year ◽  
Ig G

SummarySchistosomiasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and has been estimated to infect over 200 million people. Diagnosis of schistosomiasis by detection of specific antibodies is likely to be more sensitive than the traditional method of diagnosis by detection of eggs in stool or urine. Therefore the present study was the first attempt to highlight the seroepidemiology of schistosomiasis among the general population of Najran City, southern of Saudi Arabia, as well as to achieve the performance of the diagnostic tests used. A total of 180 participants attending King Khaled hospital in Najran Province, Saudi Arabia, over a one year period, from September 2013 to September 2014 were screened for the presence of Schistosoma antibody in their blood serum using an indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA). Specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody was evaluated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Out of the 180 samples of sera tested using IHA, 32 (20 %) were found to be positive with a titer ranging from 1:160 to 1:1280, while 42(23.2 %) revealed Schistosoma IgG. A positive relationship was found between the seroprevalence of schistosomiasis and age of tested participants, especially in the age group of 20-40 years old. Additionally, prevalence of infection was more in males (36 %) than females (7.5 %), and showed statistical significance (P < 0.001). Similarly, there was significant association between the presence of Schistosoma antibodies and the nationality of residence, and education of participants (P < 0.05). The current investigation reveals an alarmingly high prevalence of schistosomiasis among participants in Najran, southern region of Saudi Arabia and this supports an urgent need to re-evaluate the current control measures and implement an integrated, targeted and effective schistosomiasis control measures.

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