Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017-2018.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(3): 613-615, 2019 03.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30602122
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Biomphalaria
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Esquistossomose mansoni
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article