The physical fitness and work performance of agricultural workers infected with Schistosoma mansoni in Zimbabwe

• Published in: Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology Vol. 87; no. 6; p. 553
• Main Authors: Ndamba, J, Makaza, N, Munjoma, M, Gomo, E, Kaondera, K C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.1993
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - physiopathology; Feces - parasitology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Fitness; Praziquantel - therapeutic use; Schistosomiasis mansoni - drug therapy; Schistosomiasis mansoni - epidemiology; Schistosomiasis mansoni - physiopathology; Work Capacity Evaluation; Zimbabwe - epidemiology; Zimbabwe

Stool specimens were collected from 1995 sugarcane cutters on the Hippo Valley and Triangle sugar estates, Zimbabwe, in order to determine the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infection. Pathological changes normally ascribed to S. mansoni infection were assessed in the infected cutte...