Schistosoma bovis
Taxonomy ID 6184
The trematode Schistosoma bovis is a parasite of sheep, cattle and goats in North Africa, Mediterranean Europe and the Middle East. It exists in the same geographical areas as Schistosoma haematobium, with which it can hybridise. S. bovis-S. haematobium hybrids can infect humans, and have been reported in West African countries, namely Senegal, and during a 2013 outbreak on Corsica.
Genome Projects
There are 3 genome projects for Schistosoma bovis:
- PRJNA451066: University of Queensland
- PRJEB44434: (Strain tdSchBovi1.1)
- PRJEB44434: (Strain tdSchBovi2.1)
