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Significant Progress in the Study of African Freshwater Snails Over the Past 260 Years [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
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.
Colleen Downs
exaly   +3 more sources

Preliminary Survey of Larval Trematodes in Freshwater Snails of Phitsanulok Province in Lower Northern Thailand [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Freshwater snails serve as intermediate hosts for a variety of trematodes that cause illness in the human and animal populations. Several species of freshwater snails in Thailand have been found to have larval trematode infections.
Jiranun Ardpairin, Abdulhakam Dumidae, Chanakan Subkrasae, Saengchai Nateeworanart, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Apichat Vitta   +5 more
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of human schistosomiasis intermediate host snails and their interactions with other freshwater snails in 7 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
The spatial and seasonal distribution, abundance, and infection rates of human schistosomiasis intermediate host snails and interactions with other freshwater snails, water physicochemical parameters, and climatic factors was determined in this study.
Onyekachi Esther Nwoko, Tawanda Manyangadze, Moses John Chimbari   +2 more
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Abundance and annual distribution of freshwater snails and some trematode cercariae at Damietta Governorate, Egypt [PDF]

Helminthologia, 2021
In addition to being a good food source, freshwater snails are considered one of the positively and negatively influencing invertebrates on the environment.
El-Zeiny M. E., Ghoneim A. M., Abu Samak O. A., Khidr A. A.   +3 more
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More deterministic assembly constrains the diversity of gut microbiota in freshwater snails [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Growing evidence has suggested a strong link between gut microbiota and host fitness, yet our understanding of the assembly mechanisms governing gut microbiota remains limited.
Zhaoji Shi, Zhaoji Shi, Zhaoji Shi, Zhaoji Shi, Fucheng Yao, Fucheng Yao, Fucheng Yao, Fucheng Yao, Qi Chen, Qi Chen, Qi Chen, Qi Chen, Yingtong Chen, Yingtong Chen, Yingtong Chen, Yingtong Chen, Jiaen Zhang, Jiaen Zhang, Jiaen Zhang, Jiaen Zhang, Jing Guo, Shaobin Zhang, Chunxia Zhang, Chunxia Zhang, Chunxia Zhang, Chunxia Zhang   +25 more
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Freshwater Snails at the Biodiversity–Climate–Health Nexus: A Call to Recognize Neglected Models for Eco‐Evolutionary and One Health Research [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Freshwater ecosystems are central but overlooked in frameworks addressing the biodiversity‐climate‐health nexus. Among their inhabitants, freshwater snails occupy a unique position at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and disease.
Elodie Chapuis
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Land use/land cover change, physico-chemical parameters and freshwater snails in Yewa North, Southwestern Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
The management of ecosystem has been a major contributor to the control of diseases that are transmitted by snail intermediate hosts. The ability of freshwater snails to self-fertilize, giving rise to thousands of hatchlings, enables them to contribute ...
Opeyemi G Oso, Alex B Odaibo
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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the identification of freshwater snails from Senegal, including intermediate hosts of schistosomes. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Freshwater snails of the genera Biomphalaria, Bulinus, and Oncomelania are intermediate hosts of schistosomes that cause human schistosomiasis, one of the most significant infectious neglected diseases in the world. Identification of freshwater snails is
Fatima Zohra Hamlili, Fatou Thiam, Maureen Laroche, Adama Zan Diarra, Souleymane Doucouré, Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, Cheikh Binetou Fall, Babacar Faye, Cheikh Sokhna, Doudou Sow, Philippe Parola   +10 more
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Freshwater snail-borne parasitic diseases in Africa

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background 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 ...
Papa Mouhamadou Gaye, Souleymane Doucouré, Doudou Sow, Cheikh Sokhna, Stéphane Ranque   +4 more
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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 Sciences
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, Mokgadi Pulane Malatji, Cosmas Nyahunda, Samson Mukaratirwa   +3 more
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