Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi: Snail intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Leonardo, Lydia R, Varona, Gracia, Fornillos, Raffy Jay, Manalo, Daria, Tabios, Ian Kim B, Moendeg, Kharleezelle J, de Cadiz, Aleyla, Kikuchi, Mihoko, Chigusa, Yuichi, Mistica, Myra, Hernandez, Leda, Palasi, Winston, Fontanilla, Ian Kendrich C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi; Schistosoma japonicum; Pomatiopsidae; amphibious snail; Animal Sciences; Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/80; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19312926?via%3Dihub
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi is the snail intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines. It was discovered by Dr. Marcos Tubangui in 1932 more than two decades after the discovery of the disease in the country in 1906. This review, the first for O. h. quadrasi, presents past and pre...