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Volume 30, Number 6—June 2024
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Human Passage of Schistosoma incognitum, Tamil Nadu, India, and Review of Autochthonous Schistosomiasis, South Asia

Sitara S.R. Ajjampur, Rajiv Sarkar, and Richard S. BradburyComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India (S.S.R. Ajjampur); Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong, Meghalaya, India (R. Sarkar); James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia (R.S. Bradbury)

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Figure 2

Geographic locations of Schistosoma incognitum passage from humans and autochthonous human schistosomiasis in India and Nepal. Map shows credible reports of urinary or fecal passage of schistosome eggs in India and Nepal from this study and others (1,8–11,14,15). Included patients had no reported travel history to known endemic areas. Where possible, state and district information are provided.

Figure 2. Geographic locations of Schistosoma incognitum passage from humans and autochthonous human schistosomiasis in India and Nepal. Map shows credible reports of urinary or fecal passage of schistosome eggs in India and Nepal from this study and others (1,8–11,14,15). Included patients had no reported travel history to known endemic areas. Where possible, state and district information are provided.

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