The history of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan.
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.
Fan
Ping-Chin
PC
Institute of Tropical Medicine and Department of Parasitology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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