Infection rate of Schistosoma japonicum in the snail Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi in endemic villages in the Philippines: Need for snail surveillance technique

• Main Authors: Fornillos, Raffy Jay, Fontanilla, I K C, Chigusa, Y, Kikuchi, M, Kirinoki, Masashi, Kato-Hayashi, N, Kawazu, S, Angeles, Jose Ma. M, Tabios, Ian Kim B, Moendeg, Kharleezelle J, Goto, Yasuyuki, Tamayo, Pebbles Grayle P, Gampoy, E F, Pates, I, Chua, J C, Leonardo, Lydia R
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Schistosoma japonicum; Biology; Parasitic Diseases
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/29; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022354919306719
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Schistosomiasis japonica is one of seven NTDs endemic in the Philippines that continues to threaten public health in the country. The causative agent, the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, uses an amphibious snail Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi which can harbor larval stages that multiply asexually,...