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Clearance of schistosome parasites by resistant genotypes at a single genomic region in Biomphalaria glabrata snails involves cellular components of the hemolymph.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Apr 2018
Allan Euan R O, Gourbal Benjamin, Dores Camila B, Portet Anais, Bayne Christopher J, Blouin Michael S
Abstract excerpt
Schistosomiasis is one of the most detrimental neglected tropical diseases. Controlling the spread of this parasitic illness requires effective sanitation, access to chemotherapeutic drugs, and control over populations of the freshwater snails, such as Biomphalaria glabrata, that are essential intermediate hosts for schistosomes. Effectively controlling this disease, while minimising ecological implications of...
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