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. 2015 Oct;21(10):1887-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2110.150869.

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers from Italy with Possible Exposure in Corsica, France

Anna Beltrame, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Gianluca Zuglian, Federico Gobbi, Andrea Angheben, Valentina Marchese, Monica Degani, Antonia Mantella, Leila Bianchi, Carlotta Montagnani, Luisa Galli, Matteo Bassetti, Alessandro Bartoloni, Zeno Bisoffi

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers from Italy with Possible Exposure in Corsica, France

Anna Beltrame et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Corsica; Europe; France; Schistosoma haematobium; exposure; parasites; schistosomiasis; screening; surveillance; travelers.

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  • Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France.
    Beltrame A, Zammarchi L, Zuglian G, Gobbi F, Angheben A, Marchese V, Degani M, Mantella A, Bianchi L, Montagnani C, Galli L, Bassetti M, Bartoloni A, Bisoffi Z. Beltrame A, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):159-60. doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151590. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 26691318 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France.
    Berry A, Paris L, Boissier J, Caumes E. Berry A, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan;22(1):159. doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151290. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 27055289 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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