Predicting the effects of climate change on Schistosoma mansoni transmission in eastern Africa

Författare, redaktör eller annan roll
Nicky McCreesh
Grigory Nikulin
Mark Booth
Publikationstyp
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift
Språk
Engelska
Utgivningsdatum
Typ av innehåll
Sakkunniggranskat
Abstract (Engelska)

Background: Survival and fitness attributes of free-living and sporocyst schistosome life-stages and their intermediate host snails are sensitive to water temperature. Climate change may alter the geographical distribution of schistosomiasis by affecting the suitability of freshwater bodies for host...

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Publicerad

Tidskrift

Titel
Parasites & Vectors
EISSN
1756-3305
Volym
8
Artikelnummer
4