Female genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms in long-term sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe: a prospective population-based study

The involvement of genital women tract of chronic schistosomiasis among African migrant women in non-endemic countries might be more prevalent than expected. A gold standard diagnostic is most needed to determine the true prevalence of this condition and characterize the clinical presentation of fem...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of travel medicine Vol. 31; no. 6
Main Authors Roure, Sílvia, Vallès, Xavier, Pérez-Quílez, Olga, López-Muñoz, Israel, Chamorro, Anna, Abad, Elena, Valerio, Lluís, Soldevila, Laura, Gorriz, Ester, Herena, Dolores, Pedregal, Elia Fernández, España, Sergio, Serra, Cristina, Cera, Raquel, Rodríguez, Ana Maria, Serrano, Lorena, Falguera, Gemma, Hegazy, Alaa H A, Fernández-Rivas, Gema, Miralles, Carmen, Conde, Carmen, Alia, Juan José Montero, Miranda-Sánchez, Jose, Llibre, Josep M, Isnard, Mar, Bonet, Josep Maria, Estrada, Oriol, Prat, Núria, Clotet, Bonaventura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 03.08.2024
Subjects
Research Letter
Female Genital Schistosomiasis
Chronic schistosomiasis
non-endemic countries
long-term migrant
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The involvement of genital women tract of chronic schistosomiasis among African migrant women in non-endemic countries might be more prevalent than expected. A gold standard diagnostic is most needed to determine the true prevalence of this condition and characterize the clinical presentation of female genital schistosomiasis among this particular population.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
Schisto-Stop study group: Montserrat Riera, BSc, Núria Rovira, BSc, Mayra Segura, BSc, Susana Escoda, BSc, Janeth Karin Villalaz-Gonzales, BSc, Maria Jesús Delgado, BSc, Iciar Ferre-García, BSc, Sandra Santamaria, BSc, Marilen Matero, BSc.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taae035