STUDIES ON SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA ON TAIWAN.
Abstract
Attempts were made to find out foci of Schistosoma japonicum infection in the two new areas of Oncomelania formosana prevalence in Ilan and Kaohsiung Hsien (county) by examination of the snail intermediate host, stools of men, and feces of domestic animals and rodents and their internal organs. The results were negative except for the findings of 16 forked-tail cercariae in 314,438 snails (O.f.) and 85 positive reaction for intradermal test with '406' MGL antigen among 1,807 school children, teenagers and peasants. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 31, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0417522
Entities
Organizations
- Republic of China National Defense Medical Center