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Schistosomiasis reaches Europe
David H. MolyneuxHélène MonéSantiago Mas-comaM. Dolores BarguesJérôme BoissierGuillaume Mittasubject
Veterinary medicineSnailsSCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIASchistosomiasisSnailDisease VectorsDisease OutbreaksSchistosomiasis haematobiaGermanybiology.animalparasitic diseasesmedicineAnimalsHumansParasite hostingUrogenital SchistosomiasisSchistosoma haematobiumbiology[SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]OutbreakEmigration and Immigrationmedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classification3. Good healthInfectious DiseasesItalySchistosoma haematobiumFrancedescription
International audience; An outbreak of urogenital schistosomiasis has been detected in Europe, with patients affected in France,1,2 Germany,1,2 and Italy. The infection originated in Corsica, in a river north of Porto-Vecchio, a popular tourist destination (figure). The introduction of schistosomiasis is believed to be associated with infected people arriving from a region endemic for the exclusively African parasite, Schistosoma haematobium and disseminating parasite eggs through their urine into snail breeding sites along the river.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 |