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. 2016;21(1).
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.1.30100.

Evidence for a permanent presence of schistosomiasis in Corsica, France, 2015

Antoine Berry  1 , Judith Fillaux, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, Jérôme Boissier, Xavier Iriart, Bruno Marchou, Jean François Magnaval, Pierre Delobel
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Evidence for a permanent presence of schistosomiasis in Corsica, France, 2015

Antoine Berry et al. Euro Surveill. 2016.
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Abstract

We present a case of acute schistosomiasis acquired in Corsica after bathing in the Cavu River during the summer of 2015. The diagnosis was made following epidemiological, laboratory and serological assessments. After a previous outbreak of urogenital schistosomiasis during the summer of 2013, when more than 120 infections were diagnosed, this further case indicates transmission was still effective in 2015, thus suggesting a permanent presence of schistosomiasis in Corsica.

Keywords: Bulinus; Corsica; Schistosoma haematobium; diagnosis; schistosomiasis; serology; transmission.

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