Persistent establishment of a tropical disease in Europe: the preadaptation of schistosomes to overwinter
Abstract Background Global changes promote the spread of infectious diseases worldwide. In this context, tropical urogenital schistosomiasis is now permanently established in Corsica since its first emergence in 2013. The local persistence of the tropical pathogens (schistosomes) responsible for uro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3635-0 |