Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa

Snails such as Galba truncatula are hosts for trematode flukes causing fascioliasis, a zoonosis that is a major public health problem. Galba truncatula has recently been shown to be a cryptic species complex. Afr...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 4, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anna Mahulu, Catharina Clewing, Bj örn Stelbrink, Fred D. Chibwana, Immaculate Tumwebaze, J. Russell Stothard and Christian Albrecht Tags: Research Source Type: research