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Evidence for local transmission and maintenance of schistosomiasis in an urban neighborhood in Northeast Brazil
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  • Camila F. Chaves,
  • Gilberto Sabino-Santos,
  • Fernanda Mac-Allister Cedraz,
  • Pedro Santos-Muccillo,
  • João Ricardo Filho,
  • Vanessa S. Zanardi,
  • Vanessa T. Moretto,
  • Adriano P. C. Santos,
  • Fabiano Simões,
  • Lucio M. Barbosa,
  • Luciano K. Silva,
  • Mitermayer G. Reis,
  • Ronald E. Blanton
Camila F. Chaves
Instituto Goncalo Moniz

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Gilberto Sabino-Santos
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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Fernanda Mac-Allister Cedraz
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Pedro Santos-Muccillo
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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João Ricardo Filho
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Vanessa S. Zanardi
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Vanessa T. Moretto
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Adriano P. C. Santos
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Fabiano Simões
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Lucio M. Barbosa
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Luciano K. Silva
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Mitermayer G. Reis
Instituto Goncalo Moniz
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Ronald E. Blanton
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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Abstract

Schistosomiasis is a tropical neglected disease commonly associated with rural areas; however, urban schistosomiasis has been reported world-wide, and increasing urbanization is one of the most important demographic shifts of the 20 th and now 21 st centuries. The pattern of urbanization is not uniform so that within the same city the rates and sources of population increase vary. Here we report on the parasite composition in one neighborhood in the metropolitan area of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Using epidemiological data and population genetics we find evidence for local transmission and maintenance of Schistosoma mansoni infection within an urban population and little contribution from rural-urban migration. Our findings provide direction for local mitigation strategies and to assist the public living in this neighborhood to interrupt the local transmission cycle.
04 Mar 2022Submitted to Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
04 Mar 2022Submission Checks Completed
04 Mar 2022Assigned to Editor
08 Mar 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
14 Apr 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
17 Apr 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
17 May 20221st Revision Received
07 Jun 2022Assigned to Editor
07 Jun 2022Submission Checks Completed
08 Jun 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
22 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
22 Jun 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
11 Jul 20222nd Revision Received
17 Aug 2022Submission Checks Completed
17 Aug 2022Assigned to Editor
17 Aug 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
30 Aug 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Aug 2022Editorial Decision: Accept
12 Sep 2022Published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 10.1111/tbed.14692