Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Alharbi, Mohammad H. ; Condemine, Charlotte ; Christiansen, Rosie ; LaCourse, E. James ; Makaula, Peter ; ... More +
Alharbi, Mohammad H. ; Condemine, Charlotte ; Christiansen, Rosie ; LaCourse, E. James ; Makaula, Peter ; Stanton, Michelle C. ; Juziwelo, Lazarus ; Kayuni, Seke ; Stothard, J. Russell Less -
Description:
Two surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018 demonstrated Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails in Lake Malawi in Africa. Epidemiologic examination of 175 local children at 3 primary schools confirmed emergence of intestinal schistosomiasis. These findings highlight autochthonous transmission of Schistosoma mansoni flukes in Lake Malawi and the need to revise international travel advice.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Animals
Biomphalaria
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
History, 21st Century
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Public Health Surveillance
Schistosomiasis Mansoni/epidemiology
Schistosomiasis Mansoni/history
Schistosomiasis Mansoni/parasitology
Schistosomiasis Mansoni/transmission

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):613-615
Pubmed ID:
30602122
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6390747
Document Type:
Letter
Genre:
Historical Article
Place as Subject:
Malawi ; Mozambique ; Tanzania
Malawi ; Mozambique ; Tanzania Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:b1fbe68fbd564292f1a683ab8620d8f913c6dbc8ef785f055d3ca853c09eb4d8
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