| Date | 1847 |
| Author | Fujii |
| Contribution | Described human syndrome known as Katayama disease, subsequently found to be schistosomiasis. |
| Reference | Grove |
| Notes | D. Fujii (pen-name Yoshinao). Katayama was a very small village in a rice-growing area of Japan. Fujii recognized the association of the disease with wading in rice paddies. Apparently not listed in Garrison & Morton. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Helminths |
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