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1. Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017-2018.

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Alharbi, Mohammad H., Condemine, Charlotte, Christiansen, Rosie, LaCourse, E. James, Makaula, Peter, Stanton, Michelle C., Juziwelo, Lazarus, Kayuni, Seke, and Stothard, J. Russell

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*BIOMPHALARIA, *SCHISTOSOMIASIS, *SNAILS, *SCHISTOSOMA mansoni, *LAKES, *FASCIOLIASIS
Abstract

Two surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018 demonstrated Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails in Lake Malawi in Africa. Epidemiologic examination of 175 local children at 3 primary schools confirmed emergence of intestinal schistosomiasis. These findings highlight autochthonous transmission of Schistosoma mansoni flukes in Lake Malawi and the need to revise international travel advice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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