High prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum infection in Carabao from Samar Province, the Philippines: implications for transmission and control.

• Main Authors: Catherine A Gordon (Author), Luz P Acosta (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Remigo M Olveda (Author), Blanca Jarilla (Author), Geoffrey N Gobert (Author), Allen G Ross (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosoma japonicum is endemic in the Philippines, China and Indonesia, and infects more than 40 mammalian host species, all of which can act as reservoirs of infection. In China, water buffaloes have been shown to be major reservoirs of human infection. However, in the Philippines, carabao have n...