Progress of the 3 Sub-projects 

1.a. Immuno-diagnostic kit   - DDIA kit 

Developed in JIPD, available since 2000, has been applied in: 

a)    Human S. japonicum (China, large scale) in 2003. Lake, mountainous region:  sensitivity rate >95%, cross reactivity rate 2%. Seropositive rate:  4.7% in transmission areas, 2.7% in transmission controlled, 0.4 % in transmission interrupted 

b)    Human S.mekongi (Cambodia, Laos) in 2003. Sensitivity rate >95%, cross reactivity rate around 20% (with Opisthorchis viverrini). Seropositive rate: in Cambodia: 97.1%,  in Laos 98.6%

c)   Human S. mansoni (Egypt) in 2004. Sensitivity rate >95%, seropositive rate: ?

d)  Cattle schistosomiasis. Sensitivity rate >95%, cross reactivity rate 4%  

e)    Pig  schistosomiasis. Sensitivity rate >95%, cross reactivity rate 6%