New sites of Bulinus truncatus and indigenous cases of urinary schistosomiasis in Jordan

Abstract

Thirty-two autochthonous cases of Schistosoma haematobium are reported from Ghore As-Safi, Karak lowlands, Jordan. All infected persons were males (9-46 years-old). New unusual breeding sites for Bulinus truncatus are discovered. The past and current distribution of the snail intermediate host is given.