Schistosomiasis research in the dongting lake region and its impact on local and national treatment and control in China.

Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating parasitic disease that has often been neglected because it is a disease of poverty, affecting poor rural communities in the developing world. This is not the case in the People's Republic of China (PRC), where the disease, caused by Schistosoma japo...

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Main Authors: Donald P McManus, Darren J Gray, Allen G Ross, Gail M Williams, Hong-Bin He, Yue-Sheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3166040?pdf=render