Molecular diagnosis of suspected intestinal schistosomiasis in a non-endemic area of Yunnan Province, China
This study presents the first molecular evidence confirming S. japonicum infection in a non-endemic area of Yunnan Province. The findings highlight the diagnostic potential of combining FFPE samples with NGS to resolve long-standing suspected cases lacking conventional parasitological evidence and underscore the importance of continued surveillance in regions not currently classified as endemic.
Authors
- Changchun Gou
- Jihuang Yang
- Ji-Sook Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6282-6815)
- Chunhong Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3834-3792)
- Shi‐Zhu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5218)
- Qing Xi Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8569-044X)
- Shiyuan Wu
- Fang Luo
- Li Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-0080)
- Yun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-1751)
- Yi Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6806-4519)
- Mingjun Yuan
- Jipeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-424X)
- Zichu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-3573)
- Xiaolin Ma
- Cao Chun-Li
- Zongya Zhang
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Inner Mongolia University (CN)
- Yunnan Center for Disease Control And Prevention (CN)
- Yunnan Institute of Endemic Diseases Control and Prevention (CN)
- Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province (CN)
- East China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01372-y
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fudan University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China