Unexpected Zoonotic and Hybrid Schistosome Egg Excretion Patterns, Malawi, 2024

O’Ferrall, Angus M., Kayuni, Sekeleghe A., Cunningham, Lucas J., Makaula, Peter, Archer, John, Roberts, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-3088, Musaya, Janelisa and Stothard, Russell ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-3420 (2025) 'Unexpected Zoonotic and Hybrid Schistosome Egg Excretion Patterns, Malawi, 2024'. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 31, Issue 5, pp. 1042-1045.

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Abstract

Two exemplary cases of mixed urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis in Malawi show hybridizations of Schistosoma mattheei with S. haematobium and S. mansoni, indicating newly emerging genetic diversity. Complex egg excretion patterns in feces expose current diagnostic gaps and alert to future sampling needs for effective surveillance of zoonotic schistosomiasis.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QX Parasitology > Helminths. Annelida > QX 355 Schistosoma WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 695 Parasitic diseases (General)
Faculty: Department:	Biological Sciences > Department of Tropical Disease Biology
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3105.241757
Depositing User:	Mary Creegan
Date Deposited:	07 May 2025 13:45
Last Modified:	07 May 2025 13:45
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/26614

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