A geospatial analysis of local intermediate snail host distributions provides insight into schistosomiasis risk within under-sampled areas of southern Lake Malawi

Abstract Background Along the southern shoreline of Lake Malawi, the incidence of schistosomiasis is increasing with snails of the genera Bulinus and Biomphalaria transmitting urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis, respectively. Since the underlying distribution of snails is partially known, oft...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Amber L. Reed, Mohammad H. Al-Harbi, Peter Makaula, Charlotte Condemine, Josie Hesketh, John Archer, Sam Jones, Sekeleghe A. Kayuni, Janelisa Musaya, Michelle C. Stanton, J. Russell Stothard, Claudio Fronterre, Christopher Jewell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Bulinus Biomphalaria Snail abundance Bayesian multilevel models Geospatial analysis Gaussian latent process
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06353-y