Assessing S. mansoni prevalence in Biomphalaria snails in the Gombe ecosystem of western Tanzania: the importance of DNA sequence data for clarifying species identification

BACKGROUND: Snails are essential for the transmission and maintenance of schistosomiasis in endemic areas, as they serve as intermediate hosts for schistosome parasites. A clear understanding of the snail species present, their local distribution and infection status is therefore a prerequisite for...

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Autores principales: Bakuza, Jared S., Gillespie, Robert, Nkwengulila, Gamba, Adam, Aileen, Kilbride, Elizabeth, Mable, Barbara K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5701381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29169384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2525-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5701381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29169384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2525-6

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