Current risks in the introduction of schistosomiasis into French Guiana

Lalande, G.; Picot, H.

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 80(2): 202-210

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085
PMID: 3111733
Document Number: 288975
At the moment, it seems unlikely that there is a possibility for schistosomiasis implantation in French Guiana. The reasons to this are both the number of the immigrants infested by Schistosoma mansoni which is quite low and the disappearance of the intermediate host Biomphalaria glabrata. The disappearance of the species may be a temporary one.

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