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Gastropod-Borne Helminths: A Look at the Snail-Parasite Interplay. [PDF]

, 2015
More than 300 million people suffer from a range of diseases caused by gastropod-borne helminths, predominantly flatworms and roundworms, whose life cycles are characterized by a diversified ecology and epidemiology. Despite the plethora of data on these
Cantacessi, Cinzia, Colella, Vito, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Giannelli, Alessio, Otranto, Domenico   +4 more
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Extracellular Vesicle Properties and Functions Are Defined by the Originating Cell's Fitness Status

Journal of Extracellular Biology, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent studies have focused on the role of dying cells in modulating immune function and shaping the local microenvironment. Apoptotic cells release various extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes and microvesicles, and form apoptotic bodies through membrane blebbing.
Stephanie Leyk, Imke Liebold, Clarissa Lanzloth, Ulricke Richardt, Johan M. Kux, Christoph Kilian, Manuela Moritz, Antonia Gocke, Simon Meyer, Katharina Höhn, Barbara Honecker, Helmut Haas, Marius Böttcher, Sören Weidemann, Simon Kind, Hartmut Schlüter, Nahla Galal Metwally, Lorenz Adlung, Pablo J. Sáez, Thomas Jacobs, Klaus Ruckdeschel, Lidia Bosurgi   +21 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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Biomphalaria glabrata immunity: Post-genome advances

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2020
The freshwater snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, is an important intermediate host in the life cycle for the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni, the causative agent of schistosomiasis. Current treatment and prevention strategies have not led to a significant decrease in disease transmission. However, the genome of B.
Castillo, Maria G., Humphries, Judith E., Mourão, Marina M., Marquez, Joshua, Gonzalez, Adrian, Montelongo, Cesar E.   +5 more
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region

Population Ecology, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2026.
We investigate the seasonal dynamics of two freshwater snails, Biomphalaria straminea and Melanoides tuberculata, in artificial reservoirs of the Brazilian semiarid region. Despite regulated hydrology, B. straminea exhibited strong seasonal fluctuations associated with dry periods, while M. tuberculata maintained stable populations throughout the year,
Lucas Henrique Sousa da Silva, João Hemerson de Sousa, Adriana Josefa da Rocha, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Lucas Ariel de Sousa Aguiar, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro, Edson Lourenço da Silva   +6 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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An expressed sequence tag survey of gene expression in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis, an intermediate vector of Fasciola hepatica [PDF]

, 2005
The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis is an intermediate vector for the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, a common parasite of ruminants and humans. Yet, despite being a disease of medical and economic importance, as well as a potentially useful comparative tool,
Blaxter, M. L., Davison, A.
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Habitat Structure Shapes Mollusc Assemblages in an Urban Semiarid River: Implications for Conservation and Public Health

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Fine‐scale environmental drivers shape freshwater mollusc assemblages in urban semiarid rivers. We examined how substrate composition and water chemistry influence mollusc richness and abundance along a polluted stretch of a river in the Brazilian semiarid region. Surveys at five sites recorded 2479 individuals.
Lucas Ariel Sousa Aguiar, Lucas Henrique Sousa Silva, Manuella Feitosa Leal, Edson Lourenço Silva, Tamaris Gimenez Pinheiro   +4 more
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Competição biológica entre Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) e Biomphalaria tenagophila (d'Orbigny, 1835) em criadouros naturais no município de Ourinhos, SP (Brasil) Biological competition between Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) and Biomphalaria tenagophila (d'Orbigny, 1835), observed in their natural breeding sites in Ourinhos, SP (Brazil)

Revista de Saúde Pública, 1980
Foram feitas observações sobre a provável competição entre Biomphalaria tenagophila e Biomphalaria glabrata, em três criadouros do tipo vala, situados no Município de Ourinhos (SP), durante o período de 27-11-73 a 20-02-79.
Urara Kawazoe, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Luiz Koodi Hotta, Luiz Takaku   +3 more
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Studies on the interactions between larval stages of digenetic flukes and their molluscan hosts [PDF]

, 1984
Snails of the species Thais (Nucella) lapillus (L) were collected from Scarborough South Bay, and Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire. The presence of the rediae of Parorchia acanthus NICOLL (Digenea: PHILOPHTHALMIDAE) in T.lapillus individuals was ...
Price, Michael Antony
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