A new suspected focus of Schistosoma haematobium in the Metema area, Gonder administrative region, north-west Ethiopia.
Two cases of Schistosoma haematobium, one in a 10 year old boy who was born in Metema and had never left the area, and another from a Sudaness refugee, are reported. Further investigation is required to verify if S. haematobium has been imported from Sudan or is being transmitted in Metema.
Eshete
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Assefa
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012553:Schistosomiasis haematobia / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission