Local and international implications of schistosomiasis acquired in Corsica, France

Philippe Gautret, Frank P Mockenhaupt, Frank von Sonnenburg, Camilla Rothe, Michael Libman, Kristina Van De Winkel, Emmanuel Bottieau, Martin P Grobusch, Davidson H Hamer, Douglas H Esposito, Philippe Parola, Patricia Schlagenhauf, GeoSentinel Surveillance Network

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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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume21
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)1865-1868
Number of pages4
ISSN1080-6040
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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