Prevalence, intensity and associated morbidity of Schistosoma japonicum infection in the Dongting Lake region, China

• Main Authors: Julie Balen (Author), Zheng-Yuan Zhao (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Giovanna Raso (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Jie Zhou (Author), Yue-Sheng Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and intensity of Schistosoma japonicum infection and associated morbidity, and to estimate the infected human and buffalo populations in the Dongting Lake region, Hunan province, China. METHODS: We used data from the third national schistosomiasis periodic epid...