[Study of the current status of Schistosoma haematobium infection in the European Union. An approach to the possible risk in Spain].
| Autor: | Villasante Ferrer A; Técnico ambiental en el Ayuntamiento de Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza, España., Iranzo Tatay A; Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Clínico de la Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología de Valencia, Valencia, España)., Aznar Oroval E; Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Clínico de la Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología de Valencia, Valencia, España)., Mollar Maseres J; Servicio de Medicina Preventiva del Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España. |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista espanola de salud publica [Rev Esp Salud Publica] 2018 Apr 13; Vol. 92. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 13. |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: In Europe, urogenital schistosomiasis was not endemic, however in 2014 the first cases of a European autochthonous infection outbreak appeared in Corsica (France). In this work a search and description of cases, both import and native urogenital schistosomiasis, published in the European Union (EU) during the last 20 years was made. In addition, a qualitative risk assessment in Spain was carried out. Methods: A bibliographic search of European Union published cases over the last 20 years (1997-2017) was performed using PubMed. Works that evidenced the presence of intermediate hosts Bulinus truncatus and Planorbarius metidjensis in our country were searched in PubMed, ResearchGate and Google Scholar. Finally, a risk assessment of urogenital schistosomiasis in Spain using the 2011 ECDC guide was made. Results: 481 cases in the EU were found. 328 were imported and 152 autochthonous. All from the autochthonous cases were focused in Corsica, where people from different nationalities got sicked. The presence of two potential host species was documented in different locations of our geography. The result of the risk assessment in Spain was low risk. Conclusions: Although the risk assessment in Spain was low risk, several factors as the presence of intermediate hosts in Spain, the increase on migratory flows, and the role that the S. haematobium-bovis hybrid had in the outbreak of Corsica, must alert community and health authorities about the possibility that autochthonous cases in our country appear. Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|