01649nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001500054700001200069700001100081700001500092700001400107700002400121700001100145700001200156700001100168700000900179700001000188700001200198700001000210700001400220245009900234856006600333300000700399490000700406520092000413022001401333       2025                            d  bMDPI AG1 aTabilin EJ1 aGray DJ1 aJiz MA1 aMationg ML1 aInobaya M1 aAvenido-Cervantes E1 aSato M1 aSato MO1 aSako Y1 aMu Y1 aYou H1 aKelly M1 aCai P1 aGordon CA00aSchistosomiasis in the Philippines: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology and Current Control  uhttps://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/2/29/pdf?version=1737527171  a290 v103 a<p>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.</p>
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