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The interaction of Schistosoma haematobium and S. guineensis in Cameroon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

B.L. Webster ,
L.A. Tchuem Tchuenté ,
J. Jourdane  and
V.R. Southgate
B.L. Webster*
Affiliation:
Biomedical Parasitology Division, Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories, Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD, UK
L.A. Tchuem Tchuenté
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Biologie Générale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Yaoundé 1, BP 812 Yaoundé, Cameroun
J. Jourdane
Affiliation:
Centre de Biologie et d'Ecologie Méditerranéenne (UMR CNRS 5555), Université de Perpignan, Avenue de Villeneuve, 66860, Perpignan, Cedex, France
V.R. Southgate
Affiliation:
Biomedical Parasitology Division, Wolfson Wellcome Biomedical Laboratories, Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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*Fax: 0044 207942 5518, E-mail: B.Webster@nhm.ac.uk
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Abstract

Interactions between schistosomes are complex with some different species being able to mate and hybridize. The epidemiology of schistosomiasis in specific areas of South West Cameroon has evolved remarkably over 30 years as a result of hybridization between Schistosoma guineensis and S. haematobium. Morphological and biological data suggest that S. haematobium replaced S. guineensis in areas of Cameroon through introgressive hybridization. Data are reported on the use of single stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of the nuclear ribosomal second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of individual schistosomes from hybrid zones of Cameroon. The data show that since 1990 S. haematobium has completely replaced S. guineensis in Loum, with S. haematobium and the recombinants still present in 2000. This study illustrates the complexities of the dynamics between S. haematobium and S. guineensis in South West Cameroon.

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Review Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , September 2005 , pp. 193 - 197
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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