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Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg
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  • Schistosoma japonicum
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Helminths
  • Marwa Omar
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This video is adapted from: https://youtu.be/F6U_mhpGdKg?feature=shared

In 2008, a group of Australian scientists managed to record one of the most unique moments in the Parasitology field, which is the hatching of the Schistosoma egg.

To induce hatching, they used both distilled water and the Praziquantel drug.

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Omar, M. Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1586 (accessed on 18 January 2026).
Omar M. Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1586. Accessed January 18, 2026.
Omar, Marwa. "Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1586 (accessed January 18, 2026).
Omar, M. (2025, April 17). Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1586
Omar, Marwa. "Unique Parasitology Moments: Hatching of Schistosoma japonicum Egg." Encyclopedia. Web. 17 April, 2025.
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