Morphological and molecular characterization of invasive Biomphalaria straminea in southern China

• Main Authors: Mohamed R. Habib (Author), Shan Lv (Author), Yun-Hai Guo (Author), Wen-Biao Gu (Author), Claire J. Standley (Author), Roberta L. Caldeira (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a common parasitic disease designated as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Schistosomiasis mansoni is a form of the disease that is caused by the digenean trematode Schistosoma mansoni, transmitted through Biomphalaria spp. as an in...