<i>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</i> (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Malawi and Upper Shire River, Mangochi District, Malawi: Distribution, Genetic Diversity and Pre-Patent Schistosome Infections

<i>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</i> (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Lake Malawi and Upper Shire River, Mangochi District, Malawi: Distribution, Genetic Diversity and Pre-Patent Schistosome Infections

In November 2017, <i>Biomphalaria pfeifferi</i>, the key intermediate host for <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i> in Africa, was first reported in Lake Malawi, Mangochi District. Two subsequent malacological surveys in 2018 and 2019 confirmed its lacustrine presence, as well as its p...

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Main Authors: Mohammad H. Alharbi, Charlotte Condemine, Josie Hesketh, Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Thomas M. Arme, John Archer, Sam Jones, E. James LaCourse, Peter Makaula, Janelisa Musaya, J. Russell Stothard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
intermediate snail hosts
DNA barcoding
microsatellites
<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>
intestinal schistosomiasis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/2/126

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