Association of previous schistosome infection with fatty liver and coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional study in china.

Background: More than 11 million people were estimated to have been infected by Schistosoma japonicum in China before the 1950s. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the longitudinal effects of previous schistosome infection (PSI).

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of PSI with fatty liver and coronary heart disease in China.