Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2010 Background Lymnaeidae snails play a prominent role in the transmission of helminths, mainly trematodes of medical and veterinary importance (e.g., Fasciola liver flukes).
Juan S Escobar +2 more
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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LYMNAEIDAE (MOLLUSCA, BASOMMATOPHORA), INTERMEDIATE HOST OF Fasciola hepatica LINNAEUS, 1758 (TREMATODA, DIGENEA) IN BRAZIL [PDF]
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo, 2014 Snails of the family Lymnaeidae act as intermediate hosts in the biological cycle of Fasciola hepatica, which is a biological agent of fasciolosis, a parasitic disease of medical importance for humans and animals. The present work aimed to update and map
Sthefane D`Avila +2 more
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Contamination of Vector Snails with the Larval Stages of Trematodes in Selected Areas in Northern Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Background: Identification of freshwater snails and possible trematodes transmission sites are essential to continue monitoring the potential for disease outbreaks in areas with a history of parasitic infections.
Mojgan Aryaiepour +9 more
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Trematode Cercariae from Lymnaea gedrosiana in the Caspian Sea Littoral in Iran: a one health concern [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionLymnaea gedrosiana snails are hosts to a variety of trematode cercaria of public and veterinary health importance. In Guilan Province, Iran, a region with a high level of fish and bird farming and wetlands important for migratory birds ...
Aida Vafae Eslahi +8 more
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Parasitological and molecular characterization of the avian schistosomatid cercariae infecting lymnaeidae snails in Phayao, Northern Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2021 Background and Aim: Cercarial dermatitis or swimmer's itch is an allergic skin reaction caused by penetrating cercaria of animal blood flukes. It is considered as a zoonotic water-borne skin condition that is found globally.
Ornampai Japa +3 more
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The genome sequence of the pond mud snail, Omphiscola glabra (O.F.Müller, 1774) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Omphiscola glabra (pond mud snail; Mollusca; Gastropoda; Lymnaeidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 744.78 megabases.
Katarzyna Ruta, Helen R Taylor
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Investigating the Invasive Contamination of Lymnaeidae Snails with Trematodes According to Species and Sampling Location in Lorestan province, Iran, Middle East [PDF]
Archives of Razi InstituteRadicine snails are of considerable medical and veterinary importance as termatodes’ vectors such snails are responsible for transmission of the zoonotic trematodes including Schistosoma turkestanicum and Fasciola gigantica in Iran.
Ramtin Mirfendereski +3 more
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Diversity, 2023 Hot (geothermal) pools and streams, a specific type of aquatic biotopes having almost worldwide distribution, maintain rich faunas of animals belonging to various taxa.
Maxim V Vinarski +2 more
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Risk of invasion and disease transmission by the Australasian freshwater snail Orientogalba viridis (Lymnaeidae): a field and experimental study [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Biological invasions pose risks to the normal functioning of ecosystems by altering the structure and composition of several communities. Molluscs stand out as an extensively studied group given their long history of introduction by either ...
Antonio A. Vázquez +12 more
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Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2021 Bird schistosomes are commonly established as the causative agent of swimmer's itch − a hyper-sensitive skin reaction to the penetration of their infective larvae.
Stanicka Anna +5 more
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