Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa

Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa

Abstract Background Snails such as Galba truncatula are hosts for trematode flukes causing fascioliasis, a zoonosis that is a major public health problem. Galba truncatula has recently been shown to be a cryptic species complex. African populations of Galba spp. are not yet studied using molecular a...

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Main Authors: Anna Mahulu, Catharina Clewing, Björn Stelbrink, Fred D. Chibwana, Immaculate Tumwebaze, J. Russell Stothard, Christian Albrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Fascioliasis
Medical malacology
Cryptic species
Galba truncatula
Lymnaeidae
Dispersal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3825-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3825-9

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