Report of the second satellite symposium on ultrasound in schistosomiasis

A group of experts on schistosomiasis and ultrasonography discussed the exp eriences and results obtained with the Niamey-Belo Horizonte Protocol on Ul trasonography in Schistosomiasis. A series of recomendations about qualitat ive and quantitative data obtained by ultrasound in studies performed in Af rica and Brazil are presented. Imunological, genetic and epidemiological st udies must rely on ultrasound for the identification of patients with perip ortal thickening/fibrosis.