| Literature DB >> 26268566 |
Hélène Moné1, Martha C Holtfreter2, Jean-François Allienne1, Rodrigue Mintsa-Nguéma3, Moudachirou Ibikounlé4, Jérôme Boissier1, Antoine Berry5, Guillaume Mitta1, Joachim Richter6, Gabriel Mouahid1.
Abstract
This study concerns the first urinary schistosomiasis case observed in Corsica (France, Europe) occurring in a 12-year-old German boy. The aim was to identify the relationship between this Schistosoma haematobium infection and other schistosomes of the Schistosoma group with terminal-spined ova. Morphological and molecular analyses were conducted on the ova. The results showed that the schistosome responsible for the emergence of schistosomiasis in Corsica was due to S. haematobium introgressed by genes from S. bovis.Entities:
Keywords: Corsica; Europe; France; Haematuria; Hybrids; Schistosoma; Schistosoma bovis; Schistosoma haematobium; Urinary schistosomiasis
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26268566 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4643-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289