Schistosomiasis in the Philippines: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Current Control.

ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis japonica is an infectious parasitic disease caused by infection with the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, which is endemic in China, small pockets of Indonesia, and the Philippines. Of the three countries, the prevalence of infection is the highest in the Philippines, despite decades of mass drug administration (MDA). As a zoonosis with 46 potential mammalian definitive hosts and a snail intermediate host, the control and eventual elimination of S. japonicum requires management of these animal hosts in addition to new interventions for the human hosts, including health education and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. In this review we examine the status and epidemiology of S. japonicum in the Philippines with an overview of t

SUBMITTER: Tabilin EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11860700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature