title: [Parasitological characteristics, epidemiological and clinical features, and current control approaches for three major kinds of human schistosomiasis].
abstract: Schistosomiasis is a tropical disease, which could do serious damage to the people's health, and it hinders the development of the social economy but may be neglected. After a positive control, some countries and regions have blocked the spread of schistosomiasis. However, in the past few years, with the development of social economy, due to the global movement of people, schistosomiasis not only poses a threat to control areas, but also may cause new endemic areas. This article reviews the parasitological characteristics, clinical manifestations, epidemiological situation, and control approaches of three major kinds of human schistosomiasis, schistosomiasis japonica, schistosomiasis haematobia, and schistosomiasis mansoni.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, WHO Collaboration Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Li-Juan
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jia-Gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology