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Population genetics of Schistosoma japonicum within the Philippines suggest high levels of transmission between humans and dogs.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2008
Rudge James W, Carabin Hélène, Balolong Ernesto, Tallo Veronica, Shrivastava Jaya, Lu Da-Bing, Basáñez María-Gloria, Olveda Remigio, McGarvey Stephen T, Webster Joanne P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: 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...
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