title: Changes in prevalence, intensity of infection and morbidity due to Schistosoma japonicum infection in a community following a single treatment with praziquantel.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Medical University, P.R. of China.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wasley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: ljWu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel