Nearly 400 million people are at higher risk of schistosomiasis because dams block the migration of snail-eating river prawns (original) (raw)

Reduced transmission of human schistosomiasis after restoration of a native river prawn that preys on the snail intermediate host

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015

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Association of riverine prawns and intermediate host snails and correlation with human schistosomiasis in two river systems in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire

Parasitology

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Regulation of laboratory populations of snails (Biomphalaria and Bulinus spp.) by river prawns, Macrobrachium spp. (Decapoda, Palaemonidae): Implications for control of schistosomiasis

Susanne Sokolow

Acta Tropica, 2014

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Modelled effects of prawn aquaculture on poverty alleviation and schistosomiasis control

Nature Sustainability, 2019

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Prawn aquaculture as a method for schistosomiasis control and poverty alleviation: a win-win approach to address a critical infectious disease of poverty

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Population Abundance and Disease Transmission Potential of Snail intermediate hosts of Human Schistosomiasis in Fishing Communities of Mwanza Region, North-western, Tanzania

David Rollinson

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Infection with schistosome parasites in snails leads to increased predation by prawns: implications for human schistosomiasis control

Chelsea Wood, Scott Swartz, Susanne Sokolow

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A Cross Sectional Assessment on Distribution of Snail and Risk Factors of Schistosoma Mansoni Infection in Proximity to Water Contact Points in Gorgora Town, Western Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

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Dynamics of freshwater snails and Schistosoma infection prevalence in schoolchildren during the construction and operation of a multipurpose dam in central Côte d’Ivoire

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017

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The Prawn Macrobrachium vollenhovenii in the Senegal River Basin: Towards Sustainable Restocking of All-Male Populations for Biological Control of Schistosomiasis

Nicolas Jouanard, Eliahu Aflalo

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014

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Pesticide pollution in freshwater paves the way for schistosomiasis transmission

Scientific Reports

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Precision mapping of snail habitat provides a powerful indicator of human schistosomiasis transmission

Ana Garcia-Vedrenne

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Risk Factors for Schistosomiasis in East Lore District Poso Regency Central of Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Horizon Research Publishing(HRPUB) Kevin Nelson

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2024

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Global Assessment of Schistosomiasis Control Over the Past Century Shows Targeting the Snail Intermediate Host Works Best

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2016

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A Study of Schistosomiasis Prevalence and Risk of Snail Presence Spatial Distributions Using Geo-Statistical Tools

Guilherme Oliveira

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Use of indigenous fishes to control schistosome snail vectors in Malaŵi, Africa

Biological Control, 1991

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