An Outbreak of Acute Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomiasis in a Nonendemic Area of Brazil: A Report on 50 Cases, Including 5 With Severe Clinical Manifestations | Zendy

José Roberto Lambertucci | Zendy; Sandra Drummond | Zendy; Izabela Voieta | Zendy; Leonardo Campos de Queiróz | Zendy; Pedro Paulo Pereira | Zendy; Bruna Assis Chaves | Zendy; Patrícia Passos Botelho | Zendy; Pedro Henrique Prata | Zendy; Alba Otoni | Zendy; José Fagundes Vilela | Zendy; Carlos M. F. Antunes | Zendy

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An Outbreak of Acute Schistosoma mansoni Schistosomiasis in a Nonendemic Area of Brazil: A Report on 50 Cases, Including 5 With Severe Clinical Manifestations

Author(s) -

José Roberto Lambertucci,

Sandra Drummond,

Izabela Voieta,

Leonardo Campos de Queiróz,

Pedro Paulo Pereira,

Bruna Assis Chaves,

Patrícia Passos Botelho,

Pedro Henrique Prata,

Alba Otoni,

José Fagundes Vilela,

Carlos M. F. Antunes

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit157

Subject(s) - medicine , schistosomiasis , outbreak , praziquantel , schistosoma mansoni , diarrhea , prednisone , schistosoma , surgery , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , helminths

Acute schistosomiasis is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction against the migrating schistosomula and eggs. In this report, we describe an atypical outbreak of the disease with severe cases. Transmission occurred in a nonendemic area of Brazil, which became a new focus of transmission due to the in-migration of infected workers.

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