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Comment
. 2016 Jan;22(1):160-1.
doi: 10.3201/eid2201.151606.

Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France

Philippe Gautret, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Frank von Sonnenburg, Camilla Rothe, Michael Libman, Kristina Van De Winkel, Emmanuel Bottieau, Martin P Grobusch, Davidson H Hamer, Douglas H Esposito, Philippe Parola, Patricia Schlagenhauf; GeoSentinel Surveillance Network
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Schistosomiasis Screening of Travelers to Corsica, France

Philippe Gautret 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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