Table 1.

Schistosoma species and their geographical distribution.

Schistosoma Species	Geographical Distribution	References
S. haematobium	Middle Eastern Africa	[9]
S. japonicum	Southeast Asia, Eastern Asia	[47]
S. mansoni	Southern America, Caribbean islands, Africa	[48]
Schistosoma margrebowiei, S. guineensis, S. intercalatum	Middle East, Africa	[49]
S. mekongi	Southeast Asia, Asia	[50]