TY - JOUR AU - Webster, Bonnie AU - Alharbi, Mohammad AU - Kayuni, Sekeleghe AU - Makaula, Peter AU - Halstead, Fenella AU - Christiansen, Rosie AU - Juziwelo, Lazarus AU - Stanton, Michelle AU - LaCourse, E. James AU - Rollinson, David AU - Kalua, Khumbo AU - Stothard, J. Russell T1 - Schistosome Interactions within the Schistosoma haematobium Group, Malawi T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 6 SP - 1245 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Molecular analysis of atypical schistosome eggs retrieved from children in Malawi revealed genetic interactions occurring between human (Schistosoma haematobium) and livestock (S. mattheei and S. bovis) schistosome species. Detection of hybrid schistosomes adds a notable new perspective to the epidemiology and control of urogenital schistosomiasis in central Africa. KW - hybridization KW - introgression KW - co-infection KW - evolution KW - zoonotic potential KW - Schistosoma haematobium KW - zoonoses KW - Malawi KW - parasites KW - trematodes DO - 10.3201/eid2506.190020 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/19-0020_article ER - End of Reference