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Great minds map alike: Citizen and expert distribution models of schistosome snail hosts in rural west Uganda

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 4, October–December 2025.
Citizen scientists and an expert jointly monitor Biomphalaria snails (the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni) in rural areas of southwest Uganda, generating over 4500 georeferenced records. By comparing expert‐ and citizen‐based distribution models under perfect and imperfect detection, we demonstrate that site type and NDVI consistently ...
Noelia Valderrama‐Bhraunxs, Tine Huyse, Emiel van Loon, Anton Van Rompaey, Ronald Twongyirwe, Liesbet Jacobs   +5 more
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ITS2 variability of Biomphalaria (Mollusca, Planorbidae) species from the Paranapanema Valley (São Paulo State, Brazil): diversity patterns, population structure, and phylogenetic relationships

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2007
The ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) has been shown to be a useful genetic marker for species identification and phylogenetic reconstruction in the genus of freshwater snails Biomphalaria (Preston 1910).
Roseli Tuan, Priscila dos Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Trematode Infection Prevalence Increases With Snail Richness: Observations From a 4‐Year Study of Snail–Trematode Interactions

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
We find that higher snail richness correlated with increased overall and generalist trematode infections, while specialist infections showed a similar but nonsignificant trend. The study also highlighted potential host‐switching events and the impact of long‐term sampling on parasite communities, emphasizing the need for continued monitoring of host ...
Brooke A. McPhail, Carol M. Frost, Simon J. G. Otto, Patrick C. Hanington   +3 more
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Longitudinal survey on the distribution of Biomphalaria sudanica and B. choanomophala in Mwanza region, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania: implications for schistosomiasis transmission and control

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Schistosomiasis is hyper-endemic in the Lake Victoria basin; with intestinal schistosomiasis plaguing communities adjacent to the lake, where the intermediate host snails live.
Anouk N. Gouvras, Fiona Allan, Safari Kinung’hi, Muriel Rabone, Aidan Emery, Teckla Angelo, Tom Pennance, Bonnie Webster, Honest Nagai, David Rollinson   +9 more
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Unexpected trophic diversity in the endemic fish Orestias chungarensis in a high‐altitude freshwater ecosystem, Lake Chungará (4520 m), northern Chile

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 107, Issue 3, Page 837-850, September 2025.
Abstract Orestias chungarensis Vila & Pinto, 1986 is a small‐bodied (max fork length = 120 mm) cyprinodontiform fish with a very restricted global distribution. The species is limited to a single, small (283 km2), high‐altitude (4520 m) catchment located in the Altiplano of northern Chile. Until the late 20th century, O.
Karina González, Daniel Gomez‐Uchida, Chris Harrod   +2 more
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Distribution and habitat preferences of the genus Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Cuba

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2010
A study was carried out to determine the distribution and habitat preferences of several species of the genus Biomphalaria. Samples were taken at 350 freshwater locations in Cuba.
Antonio Alejandro Vázquez Perera, Jorge Sánchez Noda, Yosvania Hevia Jiménez   +2 more
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Pharmacological Inhibition of c‐Jun N‐Terminal Kinase Activity Exacerbates Liver Damage in Schistosoma mansoni Infected Mice

Liver International, Volume 45, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 250 million people worldwide. Eggs of the parasitic helminth S. mansoni cause major morbidity in the liver, spleen and intestine. Of note, egg‐released soluble antigens (SEA) induce the transcription factor c‐Jun in hepatocytes, promoting hepatocellular ...
Frederik Stettler, Lukas Knedla, Maximilian Hagen, Verena von Bülow, Heike Müller, Annette Tschuschner, Daniel Zahner, Simone Haeberlein, Max F. Moescheid, Anita Windhorst, Monika Burg‐Roderfeld, Dieter Glebe, Bernardo Pereira Moreira, Céline Lesieur, Andreas Schmid, Franco H. Falcone, Christoph G. Grevelding, Elke Roeb, Martin Roderfeld   +18 more
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Macrophyte - mollusc relationship in Lake Kariba [PDF]

, 1994
Five species of submerged vegetation Lagarosiphon ilicifolius, Najas pectinata, Vallisneria aethiopica, Ceratophyllum demersum and Potamogeton octandrus; 7 species of gastropods Melanoides tuberculata, Bellamya capillata, Biomphalaria pfeifferi, Bullinus
Machena, C.
core  

Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea): an ideal fish-metazoan parasite model? [PDF]

, 2010
Since its use as a model to study metazoan parasite culture and in vitro development, the plerocercoid of the tapeworm, Ligula intestinalis, has served as a useful scientific tool to study a range of biological factors, particularly within its fish ...
Carter, V, Dufour, S, Hoole, D
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CRISPR/Cas9 Knockout of Shell Matrix Protein 1 in the Slipper‐Snail Crepidula atrasolea

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 344, Issue 5, Page 266-283, July 2025.
Methods for CRISPR/Cas9 shell matrix protein knockout in the snail, Crepidula atrasolea including optimizing RNP delivery and embryo husbandry, to the use of Sanger and MiSeq sequencing, and high‐content screening of embryos to characterize the loss of Shell Matrix Protein 1 (SMP1) during larval shell development.
Grant Batzel, Yiqun Wang, Antonia Bock, Elbereth Chen, Stephanie Neal, Rebecca N. Lopez‐Anido, Yoon Lee, Evan Tjeerdema, Emily Ignatoff, Tejasvi Patil, Gabriela Ramirez, Maryna P. Lesoway, Amro Hamdoun, Deirdre C. Lyons   +13 more
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