Schistosoma japonicum
Taxonomy ID 6182
The trematode Schistosoma japonicum, or Asian blood fluke, is a parasite of significant public health importance in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia. S. japonicum is one of the three major infectious agents responsible for the chronic debilitating disease schistosomiasis. The intermediate host for the parasite is snail and the definitive host a wide range of at least 31 species of wild mammals, therefore it can be considered a true zoonosis. Burdens of morbidity are high and schistosomiasis may contribute to several hundred thousand human deaths annually.
Genome Projects
There are 2 genome projects for Schistosoma japonicum:
- PRJEA34885: Chinese Human Genome Center (Strain China/Anhui)
- PRJNA520774: Fudan University (Strain HuSjv2)
