Schistosomiasis in a Scottish school group after freshwater swimming in Uganda: the need to raise awareness

INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis, a travel-related trematode infection, can cause a range of symptoms with potentially life-threatening complications. In this report, we describe an outbreak of schistosomiasis in a Scottish school group that had travelled to Uganda. We discuss the requirement for robus...

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Autores principales: Currie, Sandra L., Denvir, Lucy, Mooka, Busi, Perrow, Kali, Alexander, Claire L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30479780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005166

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30479780
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005166

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