01446nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001100001700042700001200059700001200071700001500083700001300098700001400111700001300125700001600138700001400154245007200168856007900240300001300319490000600332520086400338022001401202       2015                            d1 aCalvo-Cano A1 aCnops L1 aHuyse T1 aLieshout L1 aPardos J1 aValls M E1 aFranco A1 aRollinson D1 aGascón J00aA case of urogenital human schistosomiasis from a non-endemic area.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004053   ae00040530 v93 a<p>Editor's introduction:</p>

<p>Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease reported in 78 countries, with an additional recent outbreak in Corsica. Generally, <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> causes urogenital problems, whereas <em>S</em>. <em>mansoni</em>, <em>S</em>. <em>japonicum</em>, <em>S</em>. <em>mekongi</em>, <em>S</em>. <em>guineensis</em>, and <em>S</em>. <em>intercalatum</em> generate intestinal symptoms. Occasionally, ectopic tissue tropisms and infections by parasites resulting from hybridization occur. Geographical distribution and transmission of <em>Schistosoma</em> species depend on the presence of suitable intermediate snail hosts to complete the life cycle.</p>

<p>Here we report on an unusual case of urogenital schistosomiasis in a Dominican adult male, living in Spain, with no history of visiting a known endemic area.</p>
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