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Population genomics reveals multi-scale mechanisms sustaining schistosomiasis re-emergence in a near-elimination setting.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Sept 2026
Guss Hannah D, Francioli Yannick Z, Grover Elise N, Hill Andrew, Zou Wei, Wade Kristen J, Pike Hamish, Gopalan Siddharth S, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Pollock David D, Carlton Elizabeth J, Castoe Todd A
Abstract excerpt
In China, sustained snail control, environmental management, and mass drug administration with praziquantel reduced schistosomiasis to near-elimination levels, yet re-emergence in Sichuan Province during the early 2000s exposed vulnerabilities in elimination efforts. We used population genomics to investigate the multi-scale population processes underlying Schistosoma japonicum re-emergence in Sichuan. We...
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- Animals
- Humans
- Schistosoma japonicum
- China
- Genetic Variation
- Schistosomiasis japonica
