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Schistosoma mansoni in Gabon: Emerging or Ignored?
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SYSNO ASEP 0468229 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Schistosoma mansoni in Gabon: Emerging or Ignored? Author(s) Červená, B. (CZ)
Brant, S. V. (US)
Fairet, E. (GA)
Shirley, M.H. (GA)
Petrželková, Klára Judita (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Modrý, David (BC-A) RID, ORCIDSource Title American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - ISSN 0002-9637
Roč. 95, č. 4 (2016), s. 849-851Number of pages 3 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords schistosomiasis ; humans ; Africa Subject RIV FN - Epidemiology, Contagious Diseases ; Clinical Immunology OECD category Epidemiology Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 UT WOS 000400206500025 EID SCOPUS 84990202891 DOI https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0446 Annotation Schistosomiasis affects millions of people across Africa. We detected eggs of Schistosoma mansoni in western lowland gorilla and central chimpanzee fecal samples in Loango National Park, Gabon. We analyzed nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, namely internal transcribed spacer and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 fragments, and the resulting maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses and haplotype network of the ITS and COI, respectively, showed that the samples from gorillas and chimpanzees clustered clearly within the S. mansoni clade. This is the first confirmed record of S. mansoni from Gabon, which urges surveillance in the area and prompts questions regarding the extent of zoonotic transmission and the clinical impact. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2017
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