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Identification of Biomphalaria sp. and other freshwater snails in the large-scale water transposition project in the Northeast of Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2018
The wide eco-bio-social intervention generated by the SaoFrancisco River Integration Project (PISF) may contribute to the dispersion or introduction of schistosomiasis intermediate hosts in areas without prior recording. The objective was to characterize
Fernando Schemelzer de Moraes Bezerra, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, José Damião da Silva Filho, Issis Maria Nogueira de Castro, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Mariana Silva Sousa, Albeniza Barbosa Cavalcante, Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior   +7 more
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PCR-based molecular identification of two intermediate snail hosts of Schistosoma mansoni in Cameroon

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Snails of the genus Biomphalaria are intermediate hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of the human intestinal schistosomiasis.
Mureille Carole Tchami Mbagnia, Tito Trésor Melachio Tanekou, Alvine Christelle Kengne Fokam, Daniel Nguiffo Nguete, Charles Sinclair Wondji, Flobert Njiokou   +5 more
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Coordination of humoral immune factors dictates compatibility between Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria glabrata

bioRxiv, 2019
Immune factors in snails of the genus Biomphalaria are critical for combating Schistosoma mansoni, the predominant cause of human intestinal schistosomiasis.
Hongyu Li, Jacob R Hambrook, Emmanuel A. Pila, A. A. Gharamah, Jing Fang, Xinzhong Wu, P. Hanington   +6 more
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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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Intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda at high altitude (>1400 m): malacological and epidemiological surveys on Mount Elgon and in Fort Portal crater lakes reveal extra preventive chemotherapy needs [PDF]

, 2017
Background Intestinal schistosomiasis is of public health importance in Uganda but communities living above 1400 m are not targeted for control as natural transmission is thought unlikely.
Adriko, M, Allison, Gillian, Arinaitwe, M, Davies, Juliet, Howell, Alison, Kabatereine, N, LaCourse, James, Muheki, E, Stanton, Michelle, Stothard, Russell   +9 more
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Biomphalaria pfeifferi Snails and Intestinal Schistosomiasis, Lake Malawi, Africa, 2017–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Two surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018 demonstrated Biomphalaria pfeifferi snails in Lake Malawi in Africa. Epidemiologic examination of 175 local children at 3 primary schools confirmed emergence of intestinal schistosomiasis.
Mohammad H. Alharbi, Charlotte Condemine, R. Christiansen, E. J. LaCourse, P. Makaula, M. Stanton, L. Juziwelo, S. Kayuni, J. R. Stothard   +8 more
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Enhancing schistosomiasis drug discovery approaches with optimized proteasome substrates

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 2025.
Abstract Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease infecting over 200 million people globally, has limited therapeutic options. The 20S proteasome is a validated drug target for many parasitic infections, including those caused by Plasmodium and Leishmania, and we have previously demonstrated antischistosomal activity with inhibitors targeting ...
Elany B. Silva, Zhenze Jiang, Chenxi Liu, Pavla Fajtová, Thaiz R. Teixeira, Giovana de Castro Fiorini Maia, Lawrence J. Liu, Nelly El‐Sakkary, Danielle E. Skinner, Ali Syed, Steven C Wang, Conor R. Caffrey, Anthony J. O'Donoghue   +12 more
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Biomphalaria molluscs (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
The present study was aimed at characterising Biomphalaria species using both morphological and molecular (PCR-RFLP) approaches. The specimens were collected in 15 localities in 12 municipalities of the southern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul ...
Michele Soares Pepe, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Gertrud Muller, Liana Konovaloff Jannotti-Passos, Alice Pozza Rodrigues, Hugo Leonardo Amaral, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne   +7 more
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Sympatric versus allopatric evolutionary contexts shape differential immune response in Biomphalaria / Schistosoma interaction

PLoS Pathogens, 2019
Selective pressures between hosts and their parasites can result in reciprocal evolution or adaptation of specific life history traits. Local adaptation of resident hosts and parasites should lead to increase parasite infectivity/virulence (higher ...
Anaïs Portet, Silvain Pinaud, C. Chaparro, R. Galinier, N. Dheilly, Julien Portela, G. Charrière, J. Allienne, D. Duval, B. Gourbal   +9 more
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Unexpected Shifts in Bivalve Function From Filtration to Transmission Risk

Freshwater Biology, Volume 70, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding the complex interactions between filter‐feeding species and zoonotic disease transmission in aquatic environments is crucial for accurately quantifying the ecosystem services provided by these organisms. This study explores for the first time the roles of freshwater bivalves in the transmission dynamics of emerging zoonotic ...
Jakub Hradečný, Divakaran Pandian, Lucia Anettová, Anna Šipková, Juan Felipe Escobar‐Calderón, Mehrak Mohammadi, Kateřina Gregarová, David Modrý, Karel Douda   +8 more
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