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Published on: August 16, 2011
Urinary schistosomiasis: The Corsican file
Fabien Saint1, Jérôme Boissier2, Pierre Arnaud3
1Department of Urology and Transplantation, CHUAP, Amiens, France; PROAD, EA 4669, Picardie Jules-Verne University, Amiens, France; Infection Disease Committee of the French Association of Urology (CI-AFU), Paris, France.
Abstract:
Schistosomiasis, known as bilharzia, is a parasitic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, found primarily in Africa and pockets of the Middle East. Southern Europe seems to be a breeding ground for urogenital schistosomiasis emergence. Ten and five years have passed since the first and the last cases of urogenital schistosomiasis were identified in Corsica (patients who have bathed in the Cavu and/or Solenzara rivers between 2013 and 2019). Through a literature review, the authors aimed to clarify the epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic particularities of urinary schistosomiasis acquired in Corsica. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
