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. 2021 Jan;27(1):319-321.
doi: 10.3201/eid2701.204391. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

Camilla Rothe, Thorbjörn Zimmer, Mirjam Schunk, Claudia Wallrauch, Kerstin Helfrich, Fatih Gültekin, Gisela Bretzel, Jean-François Allienne, Jérôme Boissier

Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

Camilla Rothe et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak. This case highlights that transmission of schistosomiasis in Corsica is ongoing.

Keywords: Corsica; France; S. bovis; S. hematobium; Schistosoma; bilharzia; hematuria; neglected tropical diseases; parasites; schistosomiasis; travel medicine; urinary blood fluke.

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Locations of rivers referenced in investigation of developing endemicity of schistosomiasis, Corsica, France. Map adapted by using UBehrje (https://www.demis.nl); in public domain (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Corsica_Map.png).
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