Potential of Lanistes varicus in limiting the population of Bulinus truncatus [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2017 Objective To determine the ability of the Ampullariid, Lanistes varicus to prey on egg masses and juveniles of Bulinus truncatus snails, an intermediate host of urogenital schistosomiasis in West Africa.
Francis Anto, Langbong Bimi
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Nuclear genome of Bulinus truncatus, an intermediate host of the carcinogenic human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 The snail Bulinus truncatus is an intermediate host of the carcinogenic human blood fluke Schistosoma haematobium. Here the authors report the genome of Bu. truncatus, explore protein groups inferred to play a role in its interaction with the schistosome
Neil D. Young +7 more
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Mitochondrial genome of Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda: Lymnaeoidea): Implications for snail systematics and schistosome epidemiology [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Many freshwater snails of the genus Bulinus act as intermediate hosts in the life-cycles of schistosomes in Africa and adjacent regions. Currently, 37 species of Bulinus representing four groups are recognised.
Neil D. Young +6 more
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Development of environmental loop-mediated isothermal amplification (eLAMP) diagnostic tool for Bulinus truncatus field detection [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Global changes are reshaping the distribution of vector-borne diseases by spreading vectors to previously non-endemic areas. Since 2013, urogenital schistosomiasis has emerged in Corsica and threatens European countries.
Manon Blin +5 more
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Large-scale and small-scale population genetic structure of the medically important gastropod species Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Gastropod snails remain strongly understudied, despite their important role in transmitting parasitic diseases. Knowledge of their distribution and population dynamics increases our understanding of the processes driving disease transmission ...
Tim Maes +7 more
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Bulinus truncatus transcriptome – a resource to enable molecular studies of snail and schistosome biology [PDF]
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Despite advances in high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics, molecular investigations of snail intermediate hosts that transmit parasitic trematodes are scant.
Andreas J. Stroehlein +6 more
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Phylogeography of Bulinus truncatus (Audouin, 1827) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Selected African Countries [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 The transmission of some schistosome parasites is dependent on the planorbid snail hosts. Bulinus truncatus is important in urinary schistosomiasis epidemiology in Africa. Hence, there is a need to define the snails’ phylogeography.
Eniola M. Abe +9 more
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Resistance of Biomphalaria alexandrina to Schistosoma mansoni and Bulinus truncatus to Schistosoma haematobium Correlates with Unsaturated Fatty Acid Levels in the Snail Soft Tissue [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020 Only a fraction of the Biomphalaria and Bulinus snail community shows patent infection with schistosomes despite continuous exposure to the parasite, indicating that a substantial proportion of snails may resist infection.
Marian Elias +4 more
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STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGY OF BULINUS TRUNCATUS UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1976 A two-year laboratory study on the biology (including self-fertilization) of Bulinus truncatus, the intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, S. bovis and Paramphistomum microbotrium in Iran, has revealed information on the longevity, reproduction ...
F. Arfaa +2 more
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Environmental DNA, 2020 Under ongoing climate changes, the development of large‐scale monitoring tools for assessing the risk of disease emergence constitutes an urging challenge.
Stephen Mulero +2 more
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