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Schistosoma japonicum is an important parasite and one of the major infectious agents of schistosomiasis.This parasite has a very wide host range, infecting at least 31 species of wild mammals, including nine carnivores, 16 rodents, one primate (human), two insectivores and three artiodactyls and therefore it can be considered a true zoonosis.
Life cycle of Schistosoma spp. Individuals infected with Schistosoma release eggs into water via their feces or urine. A collection of stool samples under a microscope will show the eggs of S. intercalatum , S. mansori , and S. japonicum .
The life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni was determined by the Brazilian parasitologist Pirajá da Silva (1873-1961) in 1908. [42] In 2009, the genomes of Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum were decoded [33] [34] opening the way for new targeted treatments.
The females (size 7 to 20 mm; males slightly smaller) deposit eggs in the small venules of the portal and perivesical systems. The eggs are moved progressively toward the lumen of the intestine (S. mansoni and S. japonicum) and of the bladder and ureters (S. haematobium), and are eliminated with feces or urine, respectively (1).
It has also shown that the spirorchiids are the closest relations of the schistosoma. An outline of the evolution of the schistosoma is now possible. The ancestral species infected freshwater turtles and the life cycle included gastropod hosts. Some of these species in their turn infected the marine turtles. [3]
Oncomelania hupensis is the unique intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum, [7] [13] which causes schistosomiasis endemic in the Far East, and especially in mainland China. Oncomelania hupensis largely determines the parasite's geographical range. [1] Disinfesting Oncomelania hupensis, Japan has completely overcome Schistosoma japonicum.
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Nakayama studied the life cycle of Schistosoma japonicum. Archaeology In 1909, he was accidentally infected with pyogenic bacteria during an autopsy, but fortunately ...