TY - JOUR
T1 - Schistosomiasis in the Philippines
T2 - A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Current Control
AU - Tabilin, Emmanuel John
AU - Gray, Darren J.
AU - Jiz, Mario A.
AU - Mationg, Mary Lorraine
AU - Inobaya, Marianette
AU - Avenido-Cervantes, Eleonor
AU - Sato, Megumi
AU - Sato, Marcello Otake
AU - Sako, Yasuhito
AU - Mu, Yi
AU - You, Hong
AU - Kelly, Matthew
AU - Cai, Pengfei
AU - Gordon, Catherine A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 by the authors.
PY - 2025/2
Y1 - 2025/2
N2 - Schistosomiasis japonica is an infectious parasitic disease caused by infection with the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, which is endemic in China, small pockets of Indonesia, and the Philippines. Of the three countries, the prevalence of infection is the highest in the Philippines, despite decades of mass drug administration (MDA). As a zoonosis with 46 potential mammalian definitive hosts and a snail intermediate host, the control and eventual elimination of S. japonicum requires management of these animal hosts in addition to new interventions for the human hosts, including health education and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. In this review we examine the status and epidemiology of S. japonicum in the Philippines with an overview of the current control program there and what needs to be accomplished in the future to control and eliminate this disease in the country.
AB - Schistosomiasis japonica is an infectious parasitic disease caused by infection with the blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum, which is endemic in China, small pockets of Indonesia, and the Philippines. Of the three countries, the prevalence of infection is the highest in the Philippines, despite decades of mass drug administration (MDA). As a zoonosis with 46 potential mammalian definitive hosts and a snail intermediate host, the control and eventual elimination of S. japonicum requires management of these animal hosts in addition to new interventions for the human hosts, including health education and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. In this review we examine the status and epidemiology of S. japonicum in the Philippines with an overview of the current control program there and what needs to be accomplished in the future to control and eliminate this disease in the country.
KW - epidemiology
KW - Philippines
KW - Schistosoma japonicum
KW - schistosomiasis
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85218908113
U2 - 10.3390/tropicalmed10020029
DO - 10.3390/tropicalmed10020029
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85218908113
SN - 2414-6366
VL - 10
JO - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
JF - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
IS - 2
M1 - 29
ER -