02201nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260003700042653002600079653001300105653002100118653001700139100001400156700001200170700002100182700001400203700001400217700001400231700001200245700001300257700001700270700001600287700002100303700001200324245010600336856007900442300000800521490000700529520132500536022001401861       2025                            d  bPublic Library of Science (PLoS)10aSchistosoma japonicum10aEthiopia10aSchistosomiasis 10aSurveillance1 aAbatneh Y1 aAlemu G1 aFlores-Chávez M1 aTegegne B1 aBezabih B1 aDemelie T1 aEjigu K1 aRubio JM1 ade Fuentes I1 aAnegagrie M1 aAmor Aramendia A1 aEkpo UF00aSchistosoma japonicum in Ethiopia: Is there a need for tuning schistosomiasis surveillance in Africa?  uhttps://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0013425  a1-90 v193 a<p><strong>Background</strong> Schistosomiasis is a communicable disease of public health importance in Africa, where Schistosoma mansoni is the most prevalent species. The determinant of the geographic distribution of Schistosoma spp. is a snail, the intermediate host, specific for each species affecting human beings. The accurate identification of cases is essential for the success of control programs in endemic areas. The current work presents a case of Schistosoma japonicum in a woman living in Ethiopia.</p>

<p><strong>Case presentation</strong> In Ethiopia, in an area endemic for S. mansoni, a woman attended a health center, because of joint and abdominal pain. She had never travelled out of the country. She was living in the shore of the Blue Nile River, in Bahir Dar city, which receives a large Chinese population for years. A stool sample was analyzed using Kato Katz, saline concentration and polymerase chain reaction techniques, indicating a co-infection by S. japonicum and S. mansoni.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusions</strong> This study raises awareness about the event, previously noticed, that populations migration is linked to new scenarios of schistosomiasis species. The role of local microscopists becomes of great importance for accurate detection and epidemiological surveillance.</p>
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