High rate of schistosomiasis in travelers after a brief exposure to the high-altitude nyinambuga Crater Lake, Uganda

Tamar Lachish; Moshik Tandlich; Tamar Grossman; Eli Schwartz

doi:10.1093/cid/cit559

High rate of schistosomiasis in travelers after a brief exposure to the high-altitude nyinambuga Crater Lake, Uganda

Tamar Lachish, Moshik Tandlich, Tamar Grossman, Eli Schwartz^*

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Abstract

Travel-related schistosomiasis is usually associated with prolonged freshwater exposure. Until recently, Uganda's crater lakes were considered schistosomiasis free due to their highaltitude location. We describe an outbreak of acute schistoso-miasis after a brief exposure (mean, 22 ± 9.5 minutes) to a high-altitude crater lake.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1461-1464
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	57
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit559
State	Published - 15 Nov 2013

Keywords

Altitude
Crater lakes
Fish
Schistosomiasis
Uganda

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