Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 309-320, July 2006

The History of Schistosomiasis Japonica in Taiwan

  • Ping-Chin Fan

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Institute of Tropical Medicine and Department of Parasitology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 18 January 2006; accepted 14 April 2006.

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.

Key Words:  history , schistosomiasis japonica , Taiwan

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70317-1

doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70317-1

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 7 , Pages 309-320, July 2006

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