1. Reviews and advances in diagnostic research on Schistosoma japonicum.
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Chen, Cheng, Guo, Qinghong, Fu, Zhiqiang, Liu, Jinming, Lin, Jiaojiao, Xiao, Kai, Sun, Pengxiang, Cong, Xiaonan, Liu, Runxia, and Hong, Yang
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SCHISTOSOMA japonicum , *SCHISTOSOMIASIS , *PARASITIC diseases , *BLOOD diseases , *SCHISTOSOMA , *TREMATODA - Abstract
• The diagnostic method for schistosomiasis control in China is introduced. • Many different diagnostic methods in S. japonicum were analyzed and compared. • New diagnostic strategies need to be studied in the future. Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) infection has decreased significantly in prevalence and intensity of infection in China. However, this disease still remains a serious public health problem in some endemic areas of the Philippines and Indonesia. Thus, more accurate and sensitive methods are much needed for further control of this disease. Here, we review the research progress in techniques for the diagnosis of S. japonicum infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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