The epidemiology and control of cattle schistosomiasis.
Schistosomiasis remains a major health problem in much of the developing world. Despite decades of research, many fundamental questions on the dynamics of infection and immunity development remain unanswered. Schistosomiasis is also a common parasitic infection in cattle, and studies on livestock exposed to their own species of schistosome may help in understanding some aspects of the host-parasite relationship. Here, Jan De Bont and Jozef Vercruysse review the current knowledge on the epidemiology and control of cattle schistosomiasis.
De Bont
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J
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gen. Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
Vercruysse
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J