A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis

A first report of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in the Lower Shire Valley, Southern Malawi, a major intermediate snail host species for intestinal schistosomiasis

Abstract The distribution of certain permissive intermediate snail host species in freshwater is a crucial factor shaping transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that causes much human suffering in Africa. To shed new light on southern Malawi, where cases of intestin...

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Main Authors: Clinton Nkolokosa, Rex Mbewe, James Chirombo, Michelle C. Stanton, Christopher M. Jones, Peter Makaula, Gladys Namacha, Blessings Chiepa, Patrick Ken Kalonde, Chifuniro Baluwa, Kennedy Zembere, Eggrey Aisha Kambewa, Chikumbusko Chiziwa Kaonga, John Archer, Alexandra Juhász, Lucas J. Cunningham, Julie-Anne Akiko Tangena, J. Russell Stothard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88930-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88930-4

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