Re-assessing thermal response of schistosomiasis transmission risk: Evidence for a higher thermal optimum than previously predicted.

• Main Authors: Ibrahim Halil Aslan (Author), Julie D Pourtois (Author), Andrew J Chamberlin (Author), Kaitlyn R Mitchell (Author), Lorenzo Mari (Author), Kamazima M Lwiza (Author), Chelsea L Wood (Author), Erin A Mordecai (Author), Ao Yu (Author), Roseli Tuan (Author), Raquel Gardini Sanches Palasio (Author), Antônio M V Monteiro (Author), Devin Kirk (Author), Tejas S Athni (Author), Susanne H Sokolow (Author), Eliezer K N'Goran (Author), Nana R Diakite (Author), Mamadou Ouattara (Author), Marino Gatto (Author), Renato Casagrandi (Author), David C Little (Author), Reed W Ozretich (Author), Rachel Norman (Author), Fiona Allan (Author), Andrew S Brierley (Author), Ping Liu (Author), Thiago A Pereira (Author), Giulio A De Leo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The geographical range of schistosomiasis is affected by the ecology of schistosome parasites and their obligate host snails, including their response to temperature. Previous models predicted schistosomiasis' thermal optimum at 21.7°C, which is not compatible with the temperature in sub-Sahara...