Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak. This case highlights that transmission of schistosomiasis in Corsic...

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Main Authors: Camilla Rothe, Thorbjörn Zimmer, Mirjam Schunk, Claudia Wallrauch, Kerstin Helfrich, Fatih Gültekin, Gisela Bretzel, Jean-François Allienne, Jérôme Boissier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Schistosoma
S. hematobium
S. bovis
bilharzia
neglected tropical diseases
hematuria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-4391_article
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spelling doaj-98bb6484403e44a594a217fc8703d1662020-12-28T15:25:39ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-01-0127131932110.3201/eid2701.204391Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, FranceCamilla RotheThorbjörn ZimmerMirjam SchunkClaudia WallrauchKerstin HelfrichFatih GültekinGisela BretzelJean-François AllienneJérôme Boissier Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak. This case highlights that transmission of schistosomiasis in Corsica is ongoing. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-4391_articleSchistosomaS. hematobiumS. bovisbilharzianeglected tropical diseaseshematuria
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author Camilla Rothe
Thorbjörn Zimmer
Mirjam Schunk
Claudia Wallrauch
Kerstin Helfrich
Fatih Gültekin
Gisela Bretzel
Jean-François Allienne
Jérôme Boissier
spellingShingle Camilla Rothe
Thorbjörn Zimmer
Mirjam Schunk
Claudia Wallrauch
Kerstin Helfrich
Fatih Gültekin
Gisela Bretzel
Jean-François Allienne
Jérôme Boissier
Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Schistosoma
S. hematobium
S. bovis
bilharzia
neglected tropical diseases
hematuria
author_facet Camilla Rothe
Thorbjörn Zimmer
Mirjam Schunk
Claudia Wallrauch
Kerstin Helfrich
Fatih Gültekin
Gisela Bretzel
Jean-François Allienne
Jérôme Boissier
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title Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
title_short Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
title_full Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
title_fullStr Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
title_full_unstemmed Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France
title_sort developing endemicity of schistosomiasis, corsica, france
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak. This case highlights that transmission of schistosomiasis in Corsica is ongoing.
topic Schistosoma
S. hematobium
S. bovis
bilharzia
neglected tropical diseases
hematuria
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-4391_article
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