Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018

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 manso...

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Autores principales: Alharbi, Mohammad H., Condemine, Charlotte, Christiansen, Rosie, LaCourse, E. James, Makaula, Peter, Stanton, Michelle C., Juziwelo, Lazarus, Kayuni, Seke, Stothard, J. Russell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181601
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author Alharbi, Mohammad H.
Condemine, Charlotte
Christiansen, Rosie
LaCourse, E. James
Makaula, Peter
Stanton, Michelle C.
Juziwelo, Lazarus
Kayuni, Seke
Stothard, J. Russell
author_facet Alharbi, Mohammad H.
Condemine, Charlotte
Christiansen, Rosie
LaCourse, E. James
Makaula, Peter
Stanton, Michelle C.
Juziwelo, Lazarus
Kayuni, Seke
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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.
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spelling pubmed-63907472019-03-06 Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018 Alharbi, Mohammad H. Condemine, Charlotte Christiansen, Rosie LaCourse, E. James Makaula, Peter Stanton, Michelle C. Juziwelo, Lazarus Kayuni, Seke Stothard, J. Russell Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6390747/ /pubmed/30602122 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181601 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Alharbi, Mohammad H.
Condemine, Charlotte
Christiansen, Rosie
LaCourse, E. James
Makaula, Peter
Stanton, Michelle C.
Juziwelo, Lazarus
Kayuni, Seke
Stothard, J. Russell
Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title_full Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title_fullStr Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title_full_unstemmed Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title_short Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018
title_sort biomphalaria pfeifferi snails and intestinal schistosomiasis, lake malawi, africa, 2017–2018
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30602122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.181601
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