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

doi:10.3201/eid2110.150881

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.

Bibliographical data

Original language	English
ISSN	1080-6040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.150881
Publication status	Published - 10.2015

PubMed	26401954