High prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum and Fasciola gigantica in bovines from Northern Samar, the Philippines.

• Main Authors: Catherine A Gordon (Author), Luz P Acosta (Author), Geoffrey N Gobert (Author), Mario Jiz (Author), Remigio M Olveda (Author), Allen G Ross (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Donald Harn (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The cause of zoonotic schistosomiasis in the Philippines is Schistosoma japonicum, which infects up to 46 mammalian hosts, including humans and bovines. In China, water buffaloes have been identified as major reservoir hosts for schistosomiasis japonica, contributing up to 75% of human transmission....