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Persistent intestinal schistosomiasis and progressive liver fibrosis in semi-captive chimpanzees: A 12-year epidemiological follow-up in Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Lake Victoria, Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2026

Alexandra Juhász ,
Lucas J. Cunningham ,
Connor Graves ,
Joshua Rukundo ,
Titus Mukungu ,
David Oguttu ,
Simon Mpooya ,
Andrew Rugigana ,
Fred Besigye  and
E. James LaCourse
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Alexandra Juhász*
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
Lucas J. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary
Connor Graves
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary
Joshua Rukundo
Affiliation:
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary / Chimpanzee Trust, Entebbe, 884, Uganda
Titus Mukungu
Affiliation:
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary / Chimpanzee Trust, Entebbe, 884, Uganda
David Oguttu
Affiliation:
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Simon Mpooya
Affiliation:
Republic of Uganda Ministry of Health, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Andrew Rugigana
Affiliation:
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
Fred Besigye
Affiliation:
Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
E. James LaCourse
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary
J. Russell Stothard*
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089 Budapest, Hungary
*
Corresponding author: Alexandra Juhász, Email: juhasz.alexandra1@semmelweis.hu, J. Russell Stothard, Email: russell.stothard@lstmed.ac.uk
Corresponding author: Alexandra Juhász, Email: juhasz.alexandra1@semmelweis.hu, J. Russell Stothard, Email: russell.stothard@lstmed.ac.uk
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Parasitology , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 25
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