Implications of changing temperatures on the growth, fecundity and survival of intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis: A systematic review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Kalinda, Chester ^a   Chimbari, Moses ^a   Mukaratirwa, Samson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Growth; Intermediate host snails; Schistosomes; Schistosomiasis; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECUNDITY; GROWTH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SNAIL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BIOMPHALARIA; BREEDING; BULINUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FERTILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DENSITY; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEXUAL MATURITY; SNAIL; SPECIES INVASION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

GASTROPODA; SCHISTOSOMA;

ANIMALS; BIOMPHALARIA; BULINUS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE VECTORS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85009990657     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14010080     Document Type: Review

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