Diagnosis and clinical management of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma bovis hybrid infection in a cluster of travelers returning from Mali

Patrick Soentjens; Lieselotte Cnops; Tine Huyse; Cedric Yansouni; Daniel De Vos; Emmanuel Bottieau; Jan Clerinx; Marjan Van Esbroeck

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw493

Diagnosis and clinical management of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma bovis hybrid infection in a cluster of travelers returning from Mali

Patrick Soentjens, Lieselotte Cnops, Tine Huyse, Cedric Yansouni, Daniel De Vos, Emmanuel Bottieau, Jan Clerinx, Marjan Van Esbroeck

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Ten Belgian travelers returned from Mali with a Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma bovis hybrid infection, confirmed by DNA sequencing from eggs. Clinical symptoms and laboratory findings resembled those of classic acute schistosomiasis, but the detected eggs were morphologically unusual.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	63
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	1626-1629
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1058-4838
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw493
Publication status	Published - 15-Dec-2016

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Diagnosis and clinical management of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma bovis hybrid infection in a cluster of travelers returning from Mali

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