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Schistosomiasis among travellers returning from Malawi: a common occurrence
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Sir,
In August 2001, 11 pupils accompanied by four teachers, from a secondary school in London, visited Malawi for 4 weeks. During their trip they swam in Lake Malawi, having been assured by local people that this area was free of schistosomiasis.
Five weeks later, one of the pupils, a 17-year-old boy, presented with a history
Hospital for Tropical Diseases London e-mail: Tom.Doherty@lshtm.ac.uk