Urogenital Schistosomiasis in Fisherman, Nepal, 2019

We report a case of urogenital schistosomiasis in a 34-year-old male patient in Nepal and summarize additional case reports. These cases provide putative evidence for the potential existence of human-pathogenic (most likely zoonotic) schistosome species on the Indian subcontinent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ranjit Sah, Jürg Utzinger, Andreas Neumayr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/19-1828_article