1.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(3): 613-615, 2019 03.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30602122
RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Biomphalaria/parasitologia , Esquistossomose mansoni/epidemiologia , Esquistossomose mansoni/transmissão , Adolescente , Animais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Malaui/epidemiologia , Masculino , Prevalência , Vigilância em Saúde Pública , Esquistossomose mansoni/história , Esquistossomose mansoni/parasitologia
2.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(6): 1245-1247, 2019 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31107237
RESUMO
Molecular analysis of atypical schistosome eggs retrieved from children in Malawi revealed genetic interactions occurring between human (Schistosoma haematobium) and livestock (S. mattheei and S. bovis) schistosome species. Detection of hybrid schistosomes adds a notable new perspective to the epidemiology and control of urogenital schistosomiasis in central Africa.