Sequence variation and implications Time：2009-10-9 Molecular characterization of Schistosoma japonicum tegument protein tetraspanin-2: Sequence variation and possible implications for immune evasion Pengfei Cai, Lingyi Bu, Heng Wang Laboratory of Parasitology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science

Human Schistosoma japonicum Infection in Pregnancy (a pilot study) Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), Philippines Center for International Health Research (CIHR)/RIH, USA

Antibody isotype responses to paramyosin, a vaccine candidate for schistosomiasis, and their correlations with resistance and fibrosis in patients with Schistosoma japonicum in Leyte, The Philippines T. Nara1), K. Iizumi1), H. Ohmae2), O.S. Sy3), S. Tsubota1), Y. Inaba4), A. Tsubouchi1), M. Tanabe5), S. Kojima6), T. Aoki1)

Several recommendations were made pertaining to scientific, operational and organizational issues. Scientific Recommendations

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Strengtherning Regional Network for Asian Schistosomiasis (SRNAS) (WHO funded proposal)

The GIS Training Course Focused on Schistosomiasis Research. November 9-17,1998,JIangsu Institute Parasitic Diseases,Wuxi,Chna