THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF CATTLE SCHISTOSOMIASIS

Schistosomiasis remains a major health problem in much of the developi ng world. Despite decades of research, many fundamental questions on t he dynamics of infection and immunity development remain unanswered. S chistosomiasis is also a common parasitic infection in cattle, and stu dies on livestock exposed to their own species of schistosome may help in understanding some aspects of the host-parasite relationship. Here , Jan De Bent and Jozef Vercruysse review the current knowledge on the epidemiology and control of cattle schistosomiasis.