Diagnostic performance of two specific schistosoma japonicum immunological tests for screening schistosoma haematobium in school children in Zambia.

Dipstick Dye Immunoassay (DDIA) and Indirect Haemagglutination Assay (IHA), are two commercially available kits which have been widely used for screening Schistosoma japonicum in P.R. China.

[Investigation on endemic situation of schistosomiasis in infection-controlled regions in Anhui Province].

Objective: To understand the epidemic situation of schistosomiasis in 27 counties (cities, districts) that reached the criteria of schistosomiasis infection controlled in Anhui Province.

Methods: According to the requirement of The National Assessment Scheme of Schistosomiasis, 81 administrative villages where the schistosomiasis epidemic situation was relatively heaver in above-mentioned 27 counties (1 village per town, 3 towns per county) were sampled and investigated.

Results: From 2012 to 2014, 81 villages were investigated, and 34,293 residents received the serum examinations, and 1,086 were positive with a positive rate of 3.

[Progress of researches on diagnostic antigens of schistosomiasis japonica].

The development of immunodiagnosis makes important contributions to the control of schistosomiasis. The most common way of diagnosis is to detect unknown antibodies through the known antigens, those are divided into soluble antigens, purified antigens and recombinant antigens. The diagnostic antigens which have high-sensitivity and high-specificity, and have the value of early diagnosis become the focus of researches, and are studied by many scholars.