Morphological and molecular characterization of invasive Biomphalaria straminea in southern China

Morphological and molecular characterization of invasive Biomphalaria straminea in southern China

Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a common parasitic disease designated as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Schistosomiasis mansoni is a form of the disease that is caused by the digenean trematode Schistosoma mansoni, transmitted through Biomphalaria spp. as an in...

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Main Authors: Mohamed R. Habib, Shan Lv, Yun-Hai Guo, Wen-Biao Gu, Claire J. Standley, Roberta L. Caldeira, Xiao-Nong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Biomphalaria straminea
Molecular taxonomy
Schistosoma mansoni
Intestinal schistosomiasis
Susceptibility
Invasive species
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0505-5

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