Multihost Transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Senegal, 2015–2018

In West Africa, Schistosoma spp. are capable of infecting multiple definitive hosts, a lifecycle feature that may complicate schistosomiasis control. We characterized the evolutionary relationships among multiple Schistosoma mansoni isolates collected from snails (intermediate hosts), humans (defini...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Stefano Catalano, Elsa Léger, Cheikh B. Fall, Anna Borlase, Samba D. Diop, Duncan Berger, Bonnie L. Webster, Babacar Faye, Nicolas D. Diouf, David Rollinson, Mariama Sène, Khalilou Bâ, Joanne P. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-06-01
Subjects:
Schistosoma
zoonoses
Rodentia
Schistosoma mansoni
West Africa
Senegal
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0107_article

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