Search Results - "Attwood, Stephen W"
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Phylogenetic and phylodynamic approaches to understanding and combating the early SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Published in Nature reviews. Genetics (01-09-2022)“…Determining the transmissibility, prevalence and patterns of movement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is central to…”
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Assignment of epidemiological lineages in an emerging pandemic using the pangolin tool
Published in Virus evolution (01-11-2021)“…Abstract The response of the global virus genomics community to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been…”
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Comparative Phylogenetic Studies on Schistosoma japonicum and Its Snail Intermediate Host Oncomelania hupensis: Origins, Dispersal and Coevolution
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (31-07-2015)“…Schistosoma japonicum causes major public health problems in China and the Philippines; this parasite, which is transmitted by freshwater snails of the species…”
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Population genetic structure and geographical variation in Neotricula aperta (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae), the snail intermediate host of Schistosoma mekongi (Digenea: Schistosomatidae)
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2019)“…Neotricula aperta is the snail-intermediate host of the parasitic blood-fluke Schistosoma mekongi which causes Mekong schistosomiasis in Cambodia and the Lao…”
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Author Correction: Divergence across mitochondrial genomes of sympatric members of the Schistosoma indicum group and clues into the evolution of Schistosoma spindale
Published in Scientific reports (07-01-2021)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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A phylogeny for the pomatiopsidae (Gastropoda: Rissooidea): a resource for taxonomic, parasitological and biodiversity studies
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (18-02-2014)“…The Pomatiopsidae are reported from northern India into southern China and Southeast Asia, with two sub-families, the Pomatiopsinae (which include freshwater,…”
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Studies on the parasitology, phylogeography and the evolution of host-parasite interactions for the snail intermediate hosts of medically important trematode genera in Southeast Asia
Published in Advances in parasitology (2010)“…In this chapter a review of research published since 2000 on the biology of the snail intermediate hosts of trematode parasites of medical importance in…”
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A population growth trend analysis for Neotricula aperta, the snail intermediate host of Schistosoma mekongi, after construction of the Pak-Mun dam
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-11-2013)“…The Pak-Mun dam is a controversial hydro-power project on the Mun River in Northeast Thailand. The dam is sited in a habitat of the freshwater snail Neotricula…”
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Observations on Neotricula aperta (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) population densities in Thailand and central Laos: implications for the spread of Mekong schistosomiasis
Published in Parasites & vectors (21-06-2012)“…BACKGROUND: The snail Neotricula aperta transmits Mekong schistosomiasis in southern Laos and Cambodia, with about 1.5 million people at risk of infection…”
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DNA-sequence variation among Schistosoma mekongi populations and related taxa; phylogeography and the current distribution of Asian schistosomiasis
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-03-2008)“…Schistosomiasis in humans along the lower Mekong River has proven a persistent public health problem in the region. The causative agent is the parasite…”
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phylogeography of Indoplanorbis exustus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Asia
Published in Parasites & vectors (05-07-2010)“…BACKGROUND: The freshwater snail Indoplanorbis exustus is found across India, Southeast Asia, central Asia (Afghanistan), Arabia and Africa. Indoplanorbis is…”
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iPS-Cell Technology and the Problem of Genetic Instability-Can It Ever Be Safe for Clinical Use?
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (28-02-2019)“…The use of induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) as a source of autologous tissues shows great promise in regenerative medicine. Nevertheless, several major…”
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The distribution of Mekong schistosomiasis, past and future: Preliminary indications from an analysis of genetic variation in the intermediate host
Published in Parasitology international (01-09-2008)“…Abstract Neotricula aperta is the only known intermediate host of Schistosoma mekongi which infects humans in Cambodia and the southern tip of Lao PDR…”
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Use snail ecology to assess dam impact
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Public health: Use snail ecology to assess dam impact
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Update on the distribution and phylogenetics of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) populations in Guangdong Province, China
Published in Acta tropica (01-01-2015)“…Neotropical Biomphalaria are reported from Guangdong, China. Observations suggest B. straminea and B. kuhniana. Multiple introductions maybe occurring with…”
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Divergence across mitochondrial genomes of sympatric members of the Schistosoma indicum group and clues into the evolution of Schistosoma spindale
Published in Scientific reports (12-02-2020)“…Schistosoma spindale and Schistosoma indicum are ruminant-infecting trematodes of the Schistosoma indicum group that are widespread across Southeast Asia…”
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An investigation into the potential effects of infrapopulation structure and other sources of sampling error, on population genetic studies of the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum (Trematoda: Digenea)
Published in Parasites & vectors (21-03-2016)“…Schistosoma japonicum remains a major challenge to human and animal health. Earlier microsatellite-based studies reported possible definitive-host-specific…”
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Molecular phylogenetics of Triculine snails (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae) from southern China
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-08-2008)“…Triculine (Gastropoda: Rissooidea: Pomatiopsidae) snails are involved in the transmission of schistosomiasis and paragonimiasis; their distributions are mainly…”
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Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (29-06-2021)“…We report severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike ΔH69/V70 in multiple independent lineages, often occurring after acquisition of…”
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