Multihost transmission of Schistosoma mansoni in Senegal, 2015-2018.
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Journal Article
Abstract
In West Africa, Schistosoma spp. are capable of infecting multiple definitive hosts, a lifecycle feature that may complicate schistosomiasis control. We characterized the evolutionary relationships among multiple Schistosoma mansoni isolates collected from snails (intermediate hosts), humans (definitive hosts), and rodents (definitive hosts) in Senegal. On a local scale, diagnosis of S. mansoni infection ranged 3.8%-44.8% in school-aged children, 1.7%-52.6% in Mastomys huberti mice, and 1.8%-7.1% in Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails. Our phylogenetic framework confirmed the presence of multiple S. mansoni lineages that could infect both humans and rodents; divergence times of these lineages varied (0.13-0.02 million years ago). We propose that extensive movement of persons across West Africa might have contributed to the establishment of these various multihost S. mansoni clades. High S. mansoni prevalence in rodents at transmission sites frequented by humans further highlights the implications that alternative hosts could have on future public health interventions.
Date Issued
2020-06
Date Acceptance
2020-06-01
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020, 26 (6), pp.1234-1242
ISSN
1080-6040
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
Start Page
1234
End Page
1242
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
26
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2020 The Author(s). This an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0, which permits redistribution and copy for non-commercial use, provided the original article is not altered, and the author(s) and source is credited. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32441625
Subjects
Biomphalaria pfeifferi
Lac de Guiers
Mastomys huberti
One Health
Rodentia
Schistosoma
Schistosoma mansoni
Senegal
Senegal River Basin
West Africa
children
definitive host
evolution
infectious diseases
molecular epidemiology
multihost system
parasites
reservoir
rodents
schistosomiasis
snail
transmission
zoonoses
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2020-06-01