Freshwater snail-borne parasitic diseases in Africa
Tropical Medicine and HealthBackground Freshwater snails are the first obligatory intermediate hosts in the trematode life cycle. Several parasitic diseases transmitted by these snails are endemic in Africa, and their distribution closely follows that of the intermediate hosts ...
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Significant Progress in the Study of African Freshwater Snails Over the Past 260 Years [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGlobally, 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]
Veterinary SciencesThis 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 as the intermediate host of trematodes in Iran: a systematic review [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2019 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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Gut bacterial communities in the freshwater snail Planorbella trivolvis and their modification by a non-herbivorous diet [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 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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Identification and Determination of the Geographical Distribution of Freshwater Snails in Lorestan, Iran [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2019 Snails are creatures present in various ecosystems that, in addition to being present in human surroundings, some of them are also important in veterinary medicine and medicine as the intermediate hosts of Digenean trematodes.
M. H. Razi Jalali +3 more
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Type of cercaria in freshwater snails at Tunggu Pampang Reservoir, Makassar City, Indonesia
Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022 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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The Respiration of Freshwater Snails [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 1959 ABSTRACT The oxygen consumption of some Danish freshwater snails was studied in relation to varying periods of starvation, varying temperatures, weight of animals and oxygen content of the water. The observed respiration is a moderately active metabolism, not a basal one.
K. W. Ockelmann, Kaj Berg
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 In animals, growth and development are strongly correlated with the gut microbiota and metabolic profiles. In this study, gut microbiome communities, metabolic profiles, and growth performance of Eriocheir sinensis under three dietary feed types based on
Xiaowen Chen +20 more
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ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SEX IN A FRESHWATER SNAIL [PDF]
Evolution, 1998 Synergism among mutations can lead to an advantage to sexual reproduction, provided mutation rates are high enough (the mutational deterministic hypothesis). Here we tested the idea that competition for food can increase the advantage to sexual reproduction, perhaps by increasing the synergism among mutations in asexual individuals.
Curtis M. Lively +3 more
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