Genetic analysis of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area in Brazil suggests population sharing between wild-hosts and humans and geographical isolation.

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Genetic analysis of Schistosoma mansoni in a low-transmission area in Brazil suggests population sharing between wild-hosts and humans and geographical isolation.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2025

Varella Karina, Gentile Rosana, Vilela Roberto do Val, Thiengo Silvana Carvalho, Dos Santos Moreira Aline, Machado-Silva José Roberto, Cardoso Thiago Dos Santos, da Costa-Neto Sócrates Fraga, Müller Beatriz de Lima Alessio, Dos Santos Alexandre Araujo Cunha, Maldonado Junior Arnaldo

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BACKGROUND: The fluke Schistosoma mansoni is the causative agent of intestinal schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, and remains prevalent in certain regions of Brazil. In the municipality of Sumidouro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a low-endemic area for S. mansoni, water rats (Nectomys squamipes) are naturally infected by this trematode. The S. mansoni populations infecting humans and water-rats in...

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