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The disease is schistosomiasis, aka snail fever.
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Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 5 Aug. 2020
It was written in 1958 to celebrate the country’s victory over snail fever, a disease that blighted the lives of many millions of people in China (and still afflicts thousands).
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes.
—Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
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Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 5 Aug. 2020
It was written in 1958 to celebrate the country’s victory over snail fever, a disease that blighted the lives of many millions of people in China (and still afflicts thousands).
—The Economist, 11 June 2020
Schistosomiasis is sometimes called bilharzia or snail fever because the illness-causing larvae spend their nights tucked away in the shells of snails in freshwater lakes.
—Heather Murphy, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
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“Snail fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snail%20fever. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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