Comparative mitogenomics of freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus, obligatory vectors of Schistosoma haematobium, causative agent of human urogenital schistosomiasis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09305-7
Abstract: Among the snail genera most responsible for vectoring human-infecting schistosomes, Bulinus, Biomphalaria, and Oncomelania, the former is in many respects the most important. Bulinid snails host the most common human blood fluke, Schistosoma haematobium, responsible… read more here.
Keywords: schistosomiasis; haematobium; comparative mitogenomics; schistosoma haematobium ... See more keywords
Biocontrol of snail-borne parasites with the glossiphoniid leech, Helobdella austinensis
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0484
Abstract: Parasites in which freshwater snails are intermediate hosts pose a serious threat to human health worldwide. We show here that freshwater snails can potentially be controlled by leech predation; in principle, this approach could significantly… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater snails; snail borne; helobdella austinensis; biocontrol snail ... See more keywords
Environmental determinants of distribution of freshwater snails and trematode infection in the Omo Gibe River Basin, southwest Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1186/s40249-019-0604-y
Abstract: BackgroundDetermination of infection rates of snail populations is one of the basic tools for epidemiological studies of snail borne diseases. In this study, we opted to determine the trematode infection of freshwater snails in the… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater snails; water; infection; cercariae ... See more keywords
Preliminary Survey of Larval Trematodes in Freshwater Snails of Phitsanulok Province in Lower Northern Thailand
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DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v17i2.9545
Abstract: Background: Freshwater snails serve as intermediate hosts for a variety of trematodes that cause illness in the human and animal populations. Several species of freshwater snails in Thailand have been found to have larval trematode… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater snails; survey larval; phitsanulok province; preliminary survey ... See more keywords
Parasites of Selected Freshwater Snails in the Eastern Murray Darling Basin, Australia
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127236
Abstract: Aquatic snails serve an important role in the ecosystem. They also play an essential role in the life cycle of many parasites as hosts and may pose risks to animal and human health. In Australia,… read more here.
Keywords: freshwater snails; darling basin; eastern murray; murray darling ... See more keywords