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Local and International Implications of Schistosomiasis Acquired in Corsica, France.

Local and International Implications of Schistosomiasis Acquired in Corsica, France.

Lead Author: Philippe Gautret Published: Oct 01, 2015

Journal

Emerging infectious diseases

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.150881

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401954

Abstract

We report 11 cases of schistosomiasis in international travelers who had bathed in rivers in Corsica, France, during 2012-2014. The infections were diagnosed in 2014 and reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network and European Travel Medicine Network. Travelers can be sentinels for emerging infections; thus, this situation warrants a concerted human and veterinary epidemiologic response.