Significant Progress in the Study of African Freshwater Snails Over the Past 260 Years [PDF]
Globally, freshwater ecosystems are threatened. Research progress concerning African freshwater snails was reviewed using a systematic review process. Since 1757, the number of publications produced has increased, particularly in the last decade.
Matabaro Ziganira, Colleen T. Downs
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Amphistome Infection and Species Diversity of Freshwater Snails Collected from Selected Wildlife Drinking Water Sources in Matebeleland Region of Zimbabwe [PDF]
This study aimed at determining the identity of freshwater snails collected from selected water habitats frequented by wildlife as source of drinking water in the Matebeleland region of Zimbabwe and further screening the identified snails for natural ...
Madeline Siyazisiwe Sibula +3 more
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Freshwater snails and the green algae <i>Cladophora</i> are probably not hosts of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i>. [PDF]
McMahon TA, Nordheim CL, Prokopiak DM.
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Occurrence of digenean parasites in freshwater snails in the Murrumbidgee catchment area, Australia. [PDF]
Shamsi S +4 more
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Freshwater snails as the intermediate host of trematodes in Iran: a systematic review [PDF]
Freshwater snails, as the first intermediate hosts of trematodes, can cause health hazards in animals and humans. Recently, the World Health Organization has included Iran in a list of 6 countries known to have serious problems with fascioliasis.
Samira Dodangeh +6 more
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Isotopic turnover rates and diet-tissue discrimination depend on feeding habits of freshwater snails. [PDF]
Li CH, Roth JD, Detwiler JT.
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Gut bacterial communities in the freshwater snail Planorbella trivolvis and their modification by a non-herbivorous diet [PDF]
The freshwater pulmonate snail Planorbella trivolvis is a common species in various bodies of water but is not native to China. Planorbella trivolvis usually live on diets with high fiber content, such as water grasses, algae and fallen leaves.
Zongfu Hu +6 more
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Type of cercaria in freshwater snails at Tunggu Pampang Reservoir, Makassar City, Indonesia
The Tunggu Pampang Reservoir is one of the reservoirs located in the city of Makassar. The functions of the reservoir area was tourist attractions and fish farming locations so that the local community uses them for swimming, fishing, selling, and ...
Arif Rahman Jabal +9 more
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Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission in Zanzibar: Baseline Findings before the Onset of a Randomized Intervention Trial. [PDF]
Gaining and sustaining control of schistosomiasis and, whenever feasible, achieving local elimination are the year 2020 targets set by the World Health Organization.
A Fenwick +66 more
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Early and Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Occupations in Western Amazonia: The Hidden Shell Middens [PDF]
We report on previously unknown early archaeological sites in the Bolivian lowlands, demonstrating for the first time early and middle Holocene human presence in western Amazonia.
A Plotzki +67 more
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