title: The history of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan.
abstract: Studies of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan indicate that the Formosan strain of Schistosoma japonicum is zoophilic in nature. After the discovery of the adult worm of S. japonicum in 1914, a considerable number of epidemiologic studies and experimental infection studies were conducted. This paper is a review of the history of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan from before World War II to 2003.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine and Department of Parasitology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ping-Chin
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D013624:Taiwan