Background. Schistosomiasis is caused by Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium in
Africa. These schistosome parasites use freshwater snail intermediate hosts to complete …

Background Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the world's most widely distributed and commonly
implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal schistosomiasis …

Human disease agents exist within complex environments that have underappreciated
effects on transmission, especially for parasites with multi-host life cycles. We examined the …

Using high throughput Illumina sequencing technology, we determined complete sequences
for the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) and nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) complex for …

Schistosoma mansoni, a snail‐borne, blood fluke that infects humans, was introduced into
the Americas from Africa during the Trans‐Atlantic slave trade. As this parasite shows strong …

Following a 4-year annual praziquantel (PZQ) treatment campaign, the resulting prevalence
of Schistosoma mansoni was seen to differ among individual villages along the Kenyan …

Background Control and elimination of schistosomiasis is an arduous task, with current
strategies proving inadequate to break transmission. Exploration of genetic approaches to …

Schistosoma mansoni, which causes human intestinal schistosomiasis, continues to be a
major public health concern in the Lake Victoria basin in western Kenya, with Biomphalaria …

Interactions between Schistosoma mansoni and its snail host are understood primarily
through experimental work with one South American vector species, Biomphalaria glabrata …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by infection with parasitic
trematodes of the genus Schistosoma that can lead to debilitating morbidity and mortality …