Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Schistosoma haematobium-Schistosoma bovis Hybrid Infection in a Cluster of Travelers Returning From Mali

Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 15;63(12):1626-1629. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw493. Epub 2016 Oct 21.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Schistosoma bovis; Schistosoma haematobium; hybrid; travelers.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Helminth
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Genotyping Techniques
  • Hybridization, Genetic*
  • Mali
  • Ovum
  • Schistosoma / genetics
  • Schistosoma haematobium* / genetics
  • Schistosomiasis / diagnosis*
  • Schistosomiasis / parasitology
  • Schistosomiasis / therapy
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / diagnosis
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / parasitology
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / therapy
  • Travel*

Substances

  • DNA, Helminth