Environmental determinants of distribution of freshwater snails and trematode infection in the Omo Gibe River Basin, southwest Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Seid Tiku Mereta (Author), Jemal Bedewi (Author), Delenasaw Yewhalaw (Author), Belayhun Mandefro (Author), Yihun Abdie (Author), Dechassa Tegegne (Author), Wondwosen Birke (Author), Worku Legesse Mulat (Author), Helmut Kloos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Determination of infection rates of snail populations is one of the basic tools for epidemiological studies of snail borne diseases. In this study, we opted to determine the trematode infection of freshwater snails in the Omo-Gibe River Basin, southwest Ethiopia. Methods We colle...