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

Antoine Berry, Judith Fillaux, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, Jérôme Boissier, Xavier Iriart, B Marchou, Jf Magnaval and Pierre Delobel
Eurosurveillance, Vol.21(1)
2016
PMID: 26767427

Abstract

Bulinus Corsica Schistosoma haematobium diagnosis schistosomiasis serology transmission.
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.
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https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.1.30100View
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