Evidence for Previously Unidentified Sexual Transmission of Protozoan Parasites

被引:13
作者
Crespillo-Andujar, Clara [1 ]
Diaz-Menendez, Marta [1 ]
Mora-Rillo, Marta [2 ]
机构
[1] Hosp Univ la Paz Carlos III, Natl Referral Unit Trop & Travel Med, Madrid, Spain
[2] Hosp Univ la Paz Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
关键词
GENITAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS; INFERTILITY; MADAGASCAR;
D O I
10.3201/eid2403.171838
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Knowing the mode of transmission of a disease can affect its control and prevention. Here, we identify 5 protozoan parasites with demonstrated presence in seminal fluid, only 1 of which has been identified as a sexually transmitted disease among humans.
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