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Schistosomes and Schistosomiasis in South Asia

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The schistosomes or blood flukes or Bilharzia belong to phylum Platyhelminthes, class Trematoda, and subclass Digenea. They are flat, inhabit blood vascular system of the host, and require a snail host to complete its life cycle. As schistosomes are responsible for a major human disease, extensive work has been carried out on these parasites. This work includes taxonomic discussions, understanding the biology of the flukes and also the evolution of the schistosomes.

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Agrawal, M.C. (2012). The Schistosomes. In: Schistosomes and Schistosomiasis in South Asia. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0539-5_2

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