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Predicting the effects of climate change on Schistosoma mansoni transmission in eastern Africa

BACKGROUND: Survival and fitness attributes of free-living and sporocyst schistosome life-stages and their intermediate host snails are sensitive to water temperature. Climate change may alter the geographical distribution of schistosomiasis by affecting the suitability of freshwater bodies for host...

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Autores principales: McCreesh, Nicky, Nikulin, Grigory, Booth, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558917
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0617-0