title: [Epidemiological survey of suspected natural foci of schistosomiasis in Luxi City].
abstract: Three schistosomiasis patients pathologically diagnosed were detected in Luxi City, Yunnan Province, a non-endemic area of schistosomiasis. All the cases were hospitalized for serious intestinal diseases, and Schistosoma japonicum eggs were detected under their colonic mucosa. The 3 patients all denied they had contacted with infested water outside their resident place, and it was suggested that they might be infected in the local area.
authors.affiliation: Dehong Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yunnan Province, Dehong 678400, China. yndhjkgsm@126.com
authors.forename: Su-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Qi-Song
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ji-Zhou
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Pei-Zhi
authors.initials: PZ
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Jia-Cai
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bao-Sen
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fa-You
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Qing-Wu
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D014867:Water