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Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Adult Schistosoma japonicum
Published on: May 22, 2018
[Surveillance of schistosomiasis in Jiaxing City, 2009]
Jin-Rong Wang1, Jun Ma, Wen-Mei Yu
1Jiaxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Abstract:
A schistosomiasis surveillance was performed with the Oncomelania snail survey and suspected patient survey in Jiaxing City, 2009. There were snails in 3 villages of 2 counties and the airport of Jiaxing with the area of 17 390 m2, and the highest density was 64 snails per 0.1 m2. A total of 2 368 snails were dissected, and no infected snail was found. One case of acute schistosomiasis was found and the patient was an immigrant worker from Yueyang City, Hunan Province. In conclusion, there is still a threat of schistosomiasis in Jiaxing City.
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