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Clerinx, J., Cnops, L., Huyse , T., Tannich, E. & Van Esbroeck, M. 2013. ‘Diagnostic Issues of Acute Schistosomiasis With Schistosoma mekongi in a Traveler: A Case Report’. JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE 20: 322-325. DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12040. (PR).
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A Belgian traveler returning from Laos developed acute schistosomiasis. Feces microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by sequence analysis revealed Schistosoma mekongi. Schistosome antibody test results and real-time PCR in serum were initially negative or not interpretable. A HRP-2 antigen test for Plasmodium falciparum and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody test for Trichinella yielded false-positive results.