Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa
Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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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. African populations of Galba spp. are not yet studied using molecular assessments and is imperative to do so and reconstruct the centre of or...
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Cryptic intermediate snail host of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in Africa
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1e1d26dff1da4f809c923a688cba039f
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1e1d26dff1da4f809c923a688cba039f
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1756-3305
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1756-3305
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10.1186/s13071-019-3825-9
