Real-time PCR demonstrates high prevalence of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines: implications for surveillance and control.

• Main Authors: Catherine A Gordon (Author), Luz P Acosta (Author), Geoffrey N Gobert (Author), Remigio M Olveda (Author), Allen G Ross (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Donald Harn (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The Philippines has a population of approximately 103 million people, of which 6.7 million live in schistosomiasis-endemic areas with 1.8 million people being at risk of infection with Schistosoma japonicum. Although the country-wide prevalence of schistosomiasis japonica in the Philippin...