Susceptibility of new Taiwan foci of Oncomelania hupensis to geographic strains of Schistosoma japonicum.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1980 Sep; 11(3): 374-7
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in English
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| ID: sea-32784
ABSTRACT
Six new recently identified Taiwan Oncomelania hupensis foci were exposed to miracidia from the Changhua Taiwan zoophilic and Indonesian and Philippine anthropophilic strains of Schistosoma japonicum. All new foci were found susceptible to infection in varying degrees. In general the new foci were more susceptible to the Changhua zoophilic strain of S. japonicum than the anthropophilic strains; 17% exposed to the zoophilic strain shed cercariae while 9% and 7%, respectively, of those exposed to the Indonesian and Philippine human strains demonstrated infection. These snails along with O.h. chiui on Taiwan could possibly serve as intermediate host for human oriental schistosomiasis if the parasite was accidentally introduced onto Taiwan.
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Main subject:
Schistosoma japonicum
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Schistosomiasis
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Snails
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Species Specificity
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Taiwan
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Humans
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1980
Type:
Article
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