Effects of Travel
"Travellers" are defined as coming from non-endemic areas and exposed for a limited time, whereupon they return to a non-endemic site. Schistosomiasis (in particular genital schistosomiasis) has been neglected in travellers, despite the risk of infection with certain types of increasingly-common travels such as rafting and other forms of ecotourism. 18% of asymptomatic travellers to Africa, exposed to freshwater and subsequently screened at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, were found to have schistosomiasis. Katayama fever, fatigue and dysuria are the commonest presentations in symptomatic travellers. There are, however, a few case reports where genital schistosomiasis has been found years after a reasonably short exposure.
The manifestations of schistosomal disease in non-genital organs, immunological considerations, immunodiagnosis, S. haematobium parasite adaptation, snail control and schistosomiasis’ relationship to cancer are beyond the scope of this article. Although S. mansoni, S. intercalatum, S. japonicum and S. matthei may affect the genital organs and the magnitude of the problem is not known.
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