Changes in prevalence, intensity of infection and morbidity due to Schistosoma japonicum infection in a community following a single treatment with praziquantel.
A repeat survey for schistosomiasis japonica was carried out in Sisan community 1 year after chemotherapy with praziquantel was stopped. Prevalence of infection had fallen from 43.7 to 10.2%, intensity (population geometric mean) had dropped from 6.3 to 0.6 eggs per gram of stool and morbidity decreased significantly.
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Shanghai Medical University, P.R. of China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006529:Hepatomegaly; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015995:Prevalence; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013163:Splenomegaly; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel