Not just a fluke: A One Health review on Schistosoma japonicum and Fasciola spp. in Malaysia

Brocklebank, Jessica Wyn, Davies, Luke, Goossens, Benoît ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-4643, Braun, Laura and Orozco Ter Wengel, Pablo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-4148 2026. Not just a fluke: A One Health review on Schistosoma japonicum and Fasciola spp. in Malaysia. One Health 23 , 101612. 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101612

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Abstract

Zoonotic trematodes Schistosoma japonicum, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica are neglected tropical diseases imposing significant health and livestock burdens in Asia. Control remains uneven due to complex host–parasite–environment interactions and fragmented surveillance. Both species utilise aquatic snail intermediates and hepatobiliary tropism, presenting common challenges for diagnosis, treatment, and control. Agricultural intensification and landscape change reshape human–livestock–environment interfaces, facilitating transmission. Despite progress, diagnostics remain constrained by low sensitivity, variable performance, and limited scalability. This review synthesises advances in parasite biology, transmission ecology, and socioecological drivers, with Malaysia as an illustrative case, and identifies One Health opportunities. We evaluate emerging integrated strategies, persistent barriers, and outline priorities for harmonised diagnostics, strengthened multisectoral surveillance, and community-centred interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Biosciences
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	2352-7714
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	19 October 2026
Date of Acceptance:	12 October 2026
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2026 09:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/190272

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