Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake.

• Main Authors: Xiao Yang (Author), Qian Zhang (Author), Li Ma (Author), Qi-Xiang Sun (Author), Song Liang (Author), Jin-Xing Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Oncomelania snails serve as the sole intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. Afforestation suppression of the Oncomelania hupensis snail has been a long-term effective national strategy to decreas...