Rodents, goats and dogs–their potential roles in the transmission of schistosomiasis in China
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Van Dorssen, Clare; Gordon, Catherine; Li, Yuesheng; Williams, Gail; Wang, Yuanyuan; Luo, Zhenhua; Gobert, Geoffrey N; You, Hong; McManus, Donald P; Gray, Darren
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Schistosomiasis in China has been substantially reduced due to an effective control programme employing various measures including bovine and human chemotherapy, and the removal of bovines from endemic areas. To fulfil elimination targets, it will be necessary to identify other possible reservoir hosts for Schistosoma japonicum and include them in future control efforts. This study determined the infection prevalence of S. japonicum in rodents (0–9·21%), dogs (0–18·37%) and goats (6·9–46·4%)...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2017 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/247834 |
Source: | Parasitology |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0031182017000907 |
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