Schistosomiasis classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Schistosomiasis may be classified into intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis based on the organ involvement.
Classification
Schistosomiasis may be classified into intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis based on the organ involvement.
| Organ involved | Species | Geographical distribution |
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| Intestinal schistosomiasis | Schistosoma mansoni | Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Brazil, Venezuela and Suriname |
| Schistosoma japonicum | China, Indonesia, the Philippines | |
| Schistosoma mekongi | Several districts of Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic | |
| Schistosoma guineensis
Schistosoma intercalatum |
Rain forest areas of central Africa | |
| Urogenital schistosomiasis | Schistoma haematobium | Africa, the Middle East, Corsica (France) |