A Clinical, Parasitologic, and Immunologic Study of Schistosomiasis in 103 Puerto Rican Males Residing in the United States
Authors: IRVING G. KAGAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 March 1962A Clinical, Parasitologic, and Immunologic Study of Schistosomiasis in 103 Puerto Rican Males Residing in the United StatesIRVING G. KAGAN, PH.D., DONALD W. RAIRIGH, M.D., ROBERT L. KAISER, M.D.IRVING G. KAGAN, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD W. RAIRIGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT L. KAISER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-3-457 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSchistosomiasis (bilharziasis), an ancient disease, is a major world public health problem, second only to malaria and tuberculosis. In 1950, an estimated 115 million individuals were affected by this parasitic disease (1); in some endemic areas more than half of the people are infected. The extent to which schistosomiasis contributes to the morbidity and mortality of populations in endemic areas awaits more exact methods of diagnosis and more accurate reporting.Three species of blood fluke (trematode) produce the disease in man:Schistosoma mansoni, found in the West Indies, northeastern and eastern South America, the Arabian peninsula, and Africa;S. haematobium,...References1. BIAGGI N: The fight against schistosomiasis. Puerto Rico J. Public Health Trop. Med. 26: 101, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. KAGANPELLEGRINOMEMORIA IGJJM: Studies on the standardization of the intradermal test for the diagnosis of bilharziasis. Amer. J. Trop Med. 10: 200, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MALDONADOOLIVER-GONZALEZ JFJ: The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in certain localities of Puerto Rico in a three year study. Amer. J. Trop. Med. 7: 386, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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KAISER, M.D.Affiliations: From the Communicable Disease Center, Bureau of State Services, and the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Bureau of Medical Services, United States Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Atlanta, Georgia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Irving G. Kagan, Helminthology Unit, Microbiology Section, Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta 22, Georgia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Serologic Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections in Medical PracticeLOUIS H. MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD W. BROWN, M.D.Chronic helminthic infection among Puerto Ricans residing in the continental U.S. 1 March 1962Volume 56, Issue 3Page: 457-470KeywordsHospital medicineMedical servicesMorbidityMortalityParasitic diseasesPopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthResearch laboratoriesSchistosomiasisTropical diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...