Unexpected Zoonotic and Hybrid Schistosome Egg Excretion Patterns, Malawi, 2024
Angus M. O’Ferrall, Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Lucas J. Cunningham, Peter Makaula, John Archer, Adam P. Roberts, Janelisa Musaya, J. Russell Stothard
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.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyExcretionVirologyDisease reservoirZoologyVeterinary medicineGeographyMicrobiologyMedicineBiochemistryParasites and Host InteractionsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and control