Reconstructing Colonization Dynamics of the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni following Anthropogenic Environmental Changes in Northwest Senegal.

Reconstructing Colonization Dynamics of the Human Parasite Schistosoma mansoni following Anthropogenic Environmental Changes in Northwest Senegal.

BACKGROUND:Anthropogenic environmental changes may lead to ecosystem destabilization and the unintentional colonization of new habitats by parasite populations. A remarkable example is the outbreak of intestinal schistosomiasis in Northwest Senegal following the construction of two dams in the '...

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Main Authors: Frederik Van den Broeck, Gregory E Maes, Maarten H D Larmuseau, David Rollinson, Ibrahima Sy, Djibril Faye, Filip A M Volckaert, Katja Polman, Tine Huyse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4537236?pdf=render

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