Genetic evidence for the role of non-human primates as reservoir hosts for human schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Tadesse Kebede (Author), Nicolas Bech (Author), Jean-François Allienne (Author), Rey Olivier (Author), Berhanu Erko (Author), Jerome Boissier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis is a chronic parasitic disease, that affects over 207 million people and causes over 200,000 deaths annually, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Although many health measures have been carried out to limit parasite transmission, significant numbers of non-hu...