Open AccessThe History of Schistosomiasis Japonica in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Fan PingChin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70317-1
Subject(s) - schistosomiasis japonica , schistosoma japonicum , schistosomiasis , medicine , japonica , schistosoma , immunology , helminths , schistosoma mansoni , biology , botany
Studies of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan indicate that the Formosan strain of Schistosoma japonicum is zoophilic in nature. After the discovery of the adult worm of S. japonicum in 1914, a considerable number of epidemiologic studies and experimental infection studies were conducted. This paper is a review of the history of schistosomiasis japonica in Taiwan from before World War II to 2003.