An unusual case of hematuria in a French family returning from Corsica

Urinary schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium worms is endemic to tropical regions where it is the most common cause of hematuria. However, the intermediate snail hosts, Bulinus truncatus, have been described in Portugal, Spain, Sardinia, and Corsica. S. haematobium has long remained ex...

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Main Authors: Julie Brunet, Alexander W. Pfaff, Yves Hansmann, Guillaume Gregorowicz, Bernard Pesson, Ahmed Abou-Bacar, Ermanno Candolfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016841