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CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets and news releases.
CDC DPDx - Schistosomiasis - Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases - Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images.
Schistosomiasis in China - Collaborative project between faculty of the Environmental Health Sciences Program and the College of Natural Resources at U.C. Berkeley, and the Sichuan Institute of Parasitic Disease (SIPD) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Includes disease information, projects, and publications.
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative - Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news.
WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasis - Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research.
Schistosomiasis - Features cause, images, affected populations, control, and treatment.
CDC Travelers' Health Information on Schistosomiasis - Factsheet with cause, affected areas of the world, symptoms, geographic distribution map, prevention, and treatment.
Cambridge Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes group information, articles, disease information, and history of studies on the parasite.
The York Schistosomiasis Research Group - Includes disease information, parasite life cycle, research information, and links.

Genital schistosomiasis - This page is under construction
Eggs per gram - Eggs per gram (EPG) is a laboratory test that determines the number of eggs per gram of feces in patients suspected of having a parasitological infection, such as schistosomiasis. EPG is the primary diagnostic method for schistosomiasis, as opposed to a blood test.
Bulinus - Bulinus is an important genus of fresh-water snail. Various species of Bulinus function as intermediate hosts for the schistosomiasis blood fluke.
Schistosoma malayensis - Schistosoma malayensis is an important parasite. It is one of the major agents of schistosomiasis.
Schistosoma haematobium - Schistosoma haematobium is an important parasite. It is a major agent of schistosomiasis.