PROF. ATINGA JOHN ERNEST OLUOCH
MB.ChB.Nair.,Mmed,Nair.,MCH Orth Liv.,
TEL 2729464
Email: atinga@uonbi.ac.ke
TEL 2729464
Email: atinga@uonbi.ac.ke
Clinical and laboratory findings are described from 77 persons from Nairobi, Kenya, of whom 66 were diagnosed with acute Schistosoma mansoni infection following a trip to Mwanza, Tanzania. Unusual ocular symptoms were observed as a rare manifestation of acute schistosomiasis. The outbreak highlights the risk of swimming in Lake Victoria.