Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France

Camilla Rothe (1) , Thorbjörn Zimmer (1) , Mirjam Schunk (1) , Claudia Wallrauch (1) , Kerstin Helfrich (1) , Fatih Gültekin (1) , Gisela Bretzel (1) , Jean-François Allienne (2) , Jérôme Boissier (2)

1 LMU Munich - Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital
2 IHPE - Interactions Hôtes-Pathogènes-Environnements

Urogenital schistosomiasis was diagnosed in a man from Germany who had never traveled outside Europe. He likely acquired the infection in Corsica, France, but did not swim in the Cavu River, which was linked to a previous outbreak. This case highlights that transmission of schistosomiasis in Corsica is ongoing.

Domaines: Evolution [q-bio.PE]

Camilla Rothe, Thorbjörn Zimmer, Mirjam Schunk, Claudia Wallrauch, Kerstin Helfrich, et al.. Developing Endemicity of Schistosomiasis, Corsica, France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021, 27 (1), pp.319-321. ⟨10.3201/eid2701.204391⟩. ⟨hal-03145312⟩