BACKGROUND Polyparasitism can lead to severe disability in endemic populations. Yet, the association between soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and the cumulative incidence of Schistosoma japonicum infection has not been described. The aim of this work was to quantify the effect of misclassification error, which occurs when less than 100% accurate tests are used, in STH and S. japonicum infection ...

Extracts of Schistosoma japonicum eggs were found to exhibit hemolytic activity on erythrocytes of various species. The hemolytic reaction took place more rapidly at 37 degrees C than at 4 degrees C and did not require divalent cations. The degree of hemolysis was dependent on the concentration of the egg extracts. The hemolytic factors seemed to be lipid in nature because of being heat-stable ...

Abstract. Sutrisnawati, Ramadhan A, Trianto M. 2022. Molecular identification of Oncomelania hupensis lindoensis, snail intermediate hosts Schistosoma japonicum from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 5989-5994. Schistosomiasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease with japonicum. The spread O. lindoensis habitat was found in the three areas Napu, Bada, and Lindu Highlands an infection ra...

Human schistosomiasis is caused by the genus Schistosoma. Its prevalence and morbidity are highest among schoolchildren, adolescents, young adults. It prevalent in poor communities without access to safe drinking water adequate sanitation. The agents of etiology these diseases Schistosoma mansoni, haematobium, guineensis, intercalatum, japonicum, mekongi. Symptoms include anemia, stunting, feve...

Little is known about the molecular mechanisms whereby the human blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum is able to survive in the host venous blood system. Protease inhibitors are likely released by the parasite enabling it to avoid attack by host proteolytic enzymes and coagulation factors. Interrogation of the S. japonicum genomic sequence identified a gene, SjKI-1, homologous to that encoding a s...