Introgression in Lake MalaŴi: Increasing the Threat of Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis?

EcoHealth

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 251-254

  Stauffer Jr , Jay R ^a   Madsen, Henry ^b   Rollinson, David ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

integradation; intermediate hosts; schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CICHLID; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LAKE; MALAWI; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; GENETIC SPECIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LAKES; MALAWI; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SNAILS;

EID: 84903982714     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-013-0882-y     Document Type: Review

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