| multi-host transmission dynamics of schistosoma japonicum in samar province, the philippines. | among the 6.7 million people living in areas of the philippines where infection with schistosoma japonicum is considered endemic, even within small geographical areas levels of infection vary considerably. in general, the ecological drivers of this variability are not well described. unlike other schistosomes, s. japonicum is known to infect several mammalian hosts. however, the relative contribution of different hosts to the transmission cycle is not well understood. here, we characterize the t ... | 2008 | 18215106 |
| population genetics of schistosoma japonicum within the philippines suggest high levels of transmission between humans and dogs. | schistosoma japonicum, which remains a major public health problem in the philippines and mainland china, is the only schistosome species for which zoonotic transmission is considered important. while bovines are suspected as the main zoonotic reservoir in parts of china, the relative contributions of various non-human mammals to s. japonicum transmission in the philippines remain to be determined. we examined the population genetics of s. japonicum in the philippines in order to elucidate trans ... | 2008 | 19030225 |
| estimating sensitivity and specificity of a faecal examination method for schistosoma japonicum infection in cats, dogs, water buffaloes, pigs, and rats in western samar and sorsogon provinces, the philippines. | schistosoma japonicum causes a chronic parasitic disease, which persists as a major public health concern in the philippines, the people's republic of china and indonesia. this infection is unique among helminthic zoonoses because it can infect humans and more than 40 other mammals. the objective of this study was to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the danish bilharziasis laboratory technique in cats, dogs, pigs, water buffaloes and rats in the philippines. faecal samples from each a ... | 2005 | 16188261 |
| prevalence of schistosoma japonicum infection among animals in fifty villages of samar province, the philippines. | in the philippines, there is a need to understand the contribution of different domestic and wild animals in transmitting schistosoma japonicum infection to humans better. the current study describes variation in animal s. japonicum prevalence across 50 endemic villages of samar province, the philippines. a total of 50 villages were selected, 25 with predominantly rain-fed farms and 25 with some irrigation system. at least 35 cats, dogs, pigs, and water buffaloes each were randomly selected and ... | 2007 | 17627431 |
| cross-sectional associations between intensity of animal and human infection with schistosoma japonicum in western samar province, philippines. | to estimate the association between the intensity of animal infection with schistosoma japonicum and human infection in western samar province, the philippines. | 2006 | 16799728 |
| an epidemiological study on schistosoma japonicum in domestic animals in leyte, philippines. | an epidemiological study of schistosoma japonicum in domestic animals in two municipalities of the eastern coastal plain of leyte, philippines, showed that pigs and dogs have the highest rates of prevalence. dogs had the highest mean 24-hour egg output, and pigs the proportion of hatchable eggs. however, dogs serve an important role in maintaining the transmission of the parasite as indicated by a high transmission potential and the close habitual contact of the animals to human. although necrop ... | 1982 | 7170639 |