Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating tropical parasitic disease caused by schistosomes (Schistosoma spp.), transmitted by freshwater snails. It is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of both ...
In a quiet corner of the Museum’s basement, a genetic archive of parasite and snail samples is supporting ground-breaking research into schistosomiasis, a disease that affects over 250 million people ...
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Infectious parasite found in invasive snail species, Georgia Department of Natural Resources saysATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A type of infectious parasite has been spotted inside invasive snail species brought to Georgia, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
A parasite commonly called "the zombie snail" has been found at Lake Murray. In 2019, a student of Scripps Institution of Oceanography Professor Ryan Hechinger found a snail that looked a little ...
A recent University of Hawaii study predicts that rat lungworm disease, which is carried by snails and slugs, will spread to higher elevations as the climate warms. -- LORRIN PANG photo ...
A single infected snail can release thousands of these tailed-stage parasites into the water every day. At this stage the parasite swims out from an infected snail, seeks out and burrows into a fish.
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