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Comment
. 2016 Jan;22(1):159-60.
doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151590.

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to 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
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Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France

Anna Beltrame et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bulinus truncatus snail; Cavu River; Corsica; Europe; France; Italy; One Health; SCHISTO II WB IgG test; Schistosoma; Western blot; exposure; freshwater rivers; haematobium; intermediate host; mansoni; parasites; schistosomiasis; screening; snail; surveillance; travelers; trematode; urinary schistosomiasis.

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