Twelve Israeli travelers acquired schistosomiasis in Laos during 2002–2008, and 7 of them had acute schisto-somiasis. The patients were probably exposed to Schisto-soma mekongi in southern Laos, an area known to be en-demic for schistosomiasis. Four possibly were infected in northern Laos, where reports of schistosomiasis are rare
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