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Recent range expansion of an intermediate host for animal schistosome parasites in the Indo-Australian Archipelago: phylogeography of the freshwater gastropod Indoplanorbis exustus in South and Southeast Asia

BACKGROUND: The planorbid snail Indoplanorbis exustus is the sole intermediate host for the Schistosoma indicum species group, trematode parasites responsible for cattle schistosomiasis and human cercarial dermatitis. This freshwater snail is widely distributed in Southern Asia, ranging from Iran to...

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Autores principales: Gauffre-Autelin, Pauline, von Rintelen, Thomas, Stelbrink, Björn, Albrecht, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5339995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28264699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2043-6