Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(2):215-218

Discovery and biology of Schistosoma haematobium

Wei WANG ; Qingbiao HONG ; Yousheng LIANG

Keywords

Schistosoma haematobium; Life cycle; Miracidium; Cercaria; Egg; Adult worm; Morphology

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that severely threatens human health and affects the socioeconomic development. The causative agent that parasitizes in humans mainly involves Schistosoma japonicum,S. mansoni,S. haematobi-um,S. intercalatum and S. mekongi. As the firstly identified schistosome,S. haematobium infection is found to strongly correlate with bladder cancer. This paper mainly reviews the discovery,morphology and life cycle of S. haematobium.