Impact of micro-environmental factors on survival, reproduction and distribution of Oncomelania hupensis snails
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis japonica is a chronic parasitic disease that seriously harms people's health. Oncomelania hupensis is the only intermediate host of Schistosoma japonicum. The micro-environmental factors surrounding the snail have a great impact on the survival, growth and re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00826-3 |