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Description
Infection with flukes (trematodes) of the genus SCHISTOSOMA. Three species produce the most frequent clinical diseases: SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM (endemic in Africa and the Middle East), SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI (in Egypt, northern and southern Africa, some West Indies islands, northern 2/3 of South America), and SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM (in Japan, China, the Philippines, Celebes, Thailand, Laos). S. mansoni is often seen in Puerto Ricans living in the United States. MeSH
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Subtype Terms (4)
Schistosomiasis haematobia
12 drugs (7 approved, 5 experimental)
Schistosomiasis japonica
1 approved drug
Schistosomiasis mansoni
3 drugs (2 approved, 1 experimental)
Approved Indicated Drugs (1)
Phase 4 Indicated Drugs (4)
Phase 3 Indicated Drugs (1)
Phase 2 Indicated Drugs (3)
Other Experimental Indicated Drugs (3)
Organization Involved with Phase 4 Indications (10)
Organization Involved with Phase 3 Indications (19)
Organization Involved with Phase 2 Indications (16)
Organization Involved with Phase 1 Indications (2)
Organization Involved with Other Experimental Indications (16)
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