High prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum by perfusion in naturally exposed water buffalo in a region of the Philippines endemic for human schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Mario Jiz (Author), Claro Mingala (Author), Zhi-Qiang Fu (Author), Melika Adriatico (Author), Ke Lu (Author), Blanca Jarilla (Author), Marianne Sagliba (Author), Ammabelle Moreno (Author), Sangshin Park (Author), Jiao-Jiao Lin (Author), Remigio Olveda (Author), Jonathan D Kurtis (Author), Hannah W Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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In the past decade, ecological surveys emphasized rats and dogs as the most significant animal reservoirs for Schistosoma japonicum (S.j) in the Philippines. However, recent studies demonstrated 51-91% prevalence of schistosomiasis among water buffalo using qPCR in the Sj endemic regions in the Phil...