Male genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms among long-term Western African migrants in Spain: a prospective population-based screening study.
Sílvia RoureXavier VallèsOlga Pérez-QuílezIsrael López-MuñozAnna ChamorroElena AbadLluís ValerioLaura SoldevilaSergio EspañaAlaa H A HegazyGema Fernández-RivasEster GorrizDolores HerenaMário OliveiraMaria Carme MirallesCarmen CondeJuan José Montero-AliaElia Fernández-PedregalJose Miranda-SánchezJosep M LlibreMar IsnardJosep Maria BonetOriol EstradaNúria PratBonaventura Clotetnull nullPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2024)
Urogenital clinical signs and symptoms are prevalent among male African long-term migrants with a positive Schistosoma serology results. Genital involvement can be frequent even among those with long periods of non-residence in their sub-Saharan African countries of origin. Further research is needed to develop diagnostic tools and validate therapeutic approaches to chronic schistosomiasis.