Prediction of the potential global distribution for Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni.

• Main Authors: Ya Yang (Author), Wanting Cheng (Author), Xiaoying Wu (Author), Shaoyu Huang (Author), Zhuohui Deng (Author), Xin Zeng (Author), Dongjuan Yuan (Author), Yu Yang (Author), Zhongdao Wu (Author), Yue Chen (Author), Yibiao Zhou (Author), Qingwu Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease and is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries. Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, is native to the southeastern part of South America and has established in other regions of South America, Central Ameri...