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Schistosoma
A genus of trematode flukes belonging to the family Schistosomatidae. There are over a dozen species. These parasites are found in man and other mammals. Snails are the intermediate hosts.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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For Figure 1, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2003 Contributors. Copyright 41st Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2003. Used with permission.
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  1. National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification

National Library of Medicine MeSH Classification

Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Helminths
Platyhelminths
Trematoda
Schistosomatidae
Schistosoma
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni