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Different metazoan parasites, different transcriptomic responses, with new insights on parasitic castration by digenetic trematodes in the schistosome vector snail Biomphalaria glabrata by Lu, Lijun, Bu, Lijing, Laidemitt, Martina R, Zhang, Si-Ming, Loker, Eric S

“…Gastropods of the genus Biomphalaria (Family Planorbidae) are exploited as vectors by Schistosoma mansoni, the most common causative agent of human intestinal…”
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Detecting and identifying Schistosoma infections in snails and aquatic habitats: A systematic review by Kamel, Bishoy, Laidemitt, Martina R, Lu, Lijun, Babbitt, Caitlin, Weinbaum, Ola Liota, Mkoji, Gerald M, Loker, Eric S

“…We were tasked by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the following question: What techniques should be used to diagnose Schistosoma infections in…”
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A genome sequence for Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the major vector snail for the human-infecting parasite Schistosoma mansoni by Bu, Lijing, Lu, Lijun, Laidemitt, Martina R, Zhang, Si-Ming, Mutuku, Martin, Mkoji, Gerald, Steinauer, Michelle, Loker, Eric S

“…Biomphalaria pfeifferi is the world's most widely distributed and commonly implicated vector snail species for the causative agent of human intestinal…”
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Loads of trematodes: discovering hidden diversity of paramphistomoids in Kenyan ruminants by Laidemitt, Martina R, Zawadzki, Eva T, Brant, Sara V, Mutuku, Martin W, Mkoji, Gerald M, Loker, Eric S

“…Paramphistomoids are ubiquitous and widespread digeneans that infect a diverse range of definitive hosts, being particularly speciose in ruminants. We…”
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Antagonism between parasites within snail hosts impacts the transmission of human schistosomiasis by Laidemitt, Martina R, Anderson, Larissa C, Wearing, Helen J, Mutuku, Martin W, Mkoji, Gerald M, Loker, Eric S

“…Human disease agents exist within complex environments that have underappreciated effects on transmission, especially for parasites with multi-host life…”
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The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni by Pennance, Tom, Calvelo, Javier, Tennessen, Jacob A, Burd, Ryan, Cayton, Jared, Bollmann, Stephanie R, Blouin, Michael S, Spaan, Johannie M, Hoffmann, Federico G, Ogara, George, Rawago, Fredrick, Andiego, Kennedy, Mulonga, Boaz, Odhiambo, Meredith, Loker, Eric S, Laidemitt, Martina R, Lu, Lijun, Iriarte, Andrés, Odiere, Maurice R, Steinauer, Michelle L

“…Control and elimination of schistosomiasis is an arduous task, with current strategies proving inadequate to break transmission. Exploration of genetic…”
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Complete mitochondrial and rDNA complex sequences of important vector species of Biomphalaria, obligatory hosts of the human-infecting blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni by Zhang, Si-Ming, Bu, Lijing, Laidemitt, Martina R., Lu, Lijun, Mutuku, Martin W., Mkoji, Gerald M., Loker, Eric S.

“…Using high throughput Illumina sequencing technology, we determined complete sequences for the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) and nuclear ribosomal DNA…”
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Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: Systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes by Babbitt, Caitlin R, Laidemitt, Martina R, Mutuku, Martin W, Oraro, Polycup O, Brant, Sara V, Mkoji, Gerald M, Loker, Eric S

“…The planorbid gastropod genus Bulinus consists of 38 species that vary in their ability to vector Schistosoma haematobium (the causative agent of human…”
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Host preference of field‐derived Schistosoma mansoni is influenced by snail host compatibility and infection status by Laidemitt, Martina R., Gleichsner, Alyssa M., Ingram, Christopher D., Gay, Steven D., Reinhart, Elizabeth M., Mutuku, Martin W., Oraro, Polycup, Minchella, Dennis J., Mkoji, Gerald M., Loker, Eric S., Steinauer, Michelle L.

“…Schistosome parasites cause a chronic inflammatory disease in humans, and recent studies have emphasized the importance of control programs for understanding…”
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Multi-strain compatibility polymorphism between a parasite and its snail host, a neglected vector of schistosomiasis in Africa by Spaan, Johannie M., Pennance, Tom, Laidemitt, Martina R., Sims, Nicole, Roth, Jewell, Lam, Yvonne, Rawago, Fredrick, Ogara, George, Loker, Eric S., Odiere, Maurice R., Steinauer, Michelle L.

“…Interactions between Schistosoma mansoni and its snail host are understood primarily through experimental work with one South American vector species,…”
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An outbreak of canine schistosomiasis in Utah: Acquisition of a new snail host (Galba humilis) by Heterobilharzia americana, a pathogenic parasite on the move by Loker, Eric S., Dolginow, Scott Z., Pape, Suzanne, Topper, Colin D., Alda, Pilar, Pointier, Jean P., Ebbs, Erika T., Sanchez, Melissa C., Verocai, Guilherme G., DeJong, Randall J., Brant, Sara V., Laidemitt, Martina R.

“…Parasites with complex life cycles engaging multiple host species living among different environments well-exemplify the value of a cross-cutting One Health…”
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VECTOR COMPATIBILITY OF NEW MEXICO GALBA SPECIES WITH THE CANINE SCHISTOSOME HETEROBILHARZIA AMERICANA, INCLUDING THE FIRST REPORT OF GALBA SCHIRAZENSIS AS A COMPATIBLE HOST by Laidemitt, Martina R, Loker, Eric S

“…The indigenous North American mammalian schistosome Heterobilharzia americana has recently attracted attention for causing outbreaks in dogs in states outside…”
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Update on the Geographic Distribution of the Intermediate Host Snails of Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia: A Step Toward Confirming the Interruption of Transmission of Human Schistosomiasis by Mukaratirwa, Samson, Laidemitt, Martina R, Hewitt, Reynold, Sengupta, Mita E, Marchi, Silvia, Polius, Consortia, Belmar, Sharon, Scholte, Ronaldo G C, Perez, Freddy, Stensgaard, Anna-Sofie, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Willingham, Arve L, Loker, Eric S

“…To provide information to guide considerations of declaring interruption of transmission of human schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia, we…”
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The diverse echinostomes from East Africa: With a focus on species that use Biomphalaria and Bulinus as intermediate hosts by Laidemitt, Martina R., Brant, Sara V., Mutuku, Martin W., Mkoji, Gerald M., Loker, Eric S.

“…•17 different clades of echinostomes were found in East Africa.•The majority (13/17) of clades use Biomphalaria or Bulinus as an intermediate host.•For four…”
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A Search for Snail-Related Answers to Explain Differences in Response of Schistosoma mansoni to Praziquantel Treatment among Responding and Persistent Hotspot Villages along the Kenyan Shore of Lake Victoria by Mutuku, Martin W, Laidemitt, Martina R, Beechler, Brianna R, Mwangi, Ibrahim N, Otiato, Fredrick O, Agola, Eric L, Ochanda, Horace, Kamel, Bishoy, Mkoji, Gerald M, Steinauer, Michelle L, Loker, Eric S

“…Following a 4-year annual praziquantel (PZQ) treatment campaign, the resulting prevalence of was seen to differ among individual villages along the Kenyan…”
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Schistosoma mansoni Vector Snails in Antigua and Montserrat, with Snail-Related Considerations Pertinent to a Declaration of Elimination of Human Schistosomiasis by Laidemitt, Martina R, Buddenborg, Sarah K, Lewis, Lowell L, Michael, Lionel E, Sanchez, Maria J, Hewitt, Reynold, Loker, Eric S

“…Investigations leading to a WHO-validated declaration of elimination of schistosomiasis transmission are contemplated for several countries, including…”
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Lipids from a snail host regulate the multicellular behavior of a predator of parasitic schistosomes by Kidner, Ria Q., Goldstone, Eleanor B., Laidemitt, Martina R., Sanchez, Melissa C., Gerdt, Catherine, Brokaw, Lorin P., Ros-Rocher, Núria, Morris, Jamie, Davidson, W. Sean, Gerdt, Joseph P.

“…Transmission of vector-borne diseases can be slowed by symbionts within the secondary hosts that spread disease. Snails spread schistosomiasis, and the snail…”
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A Comparison of Kenyan Biomphalaria pfeifferi and B. Sudanica as Vectors for Schistosoma mansoni, Including a Discussion of the Need to Better Understand the Effects of Snail Breeding Systems on Transmission by Mutuku, Martin W, Lu, Lijun, Otiato, Fredrick O, Mwangi, Ibrahim N, Kinuthia, Joseph M, Maina, Geoffrey M, Laidemitt, Martina R, Lelo, Eric A, Ochanda, Horace, Loker, Eric S, Mkoji, Gerald M

“…In Kenya, schistosomes infect an estimated 6 million people with >30 million people at risk of infection. We compared compatibility with, and ability to…”
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Revealing Biotic Diversity: How do Complex Environments Influence Human Schistosomiasis in a Hyperendemic Area by Laidemitt, Martina R

“…Human schistosomiasis is one of the great neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of our time with more than 206 million individuals infected and more than 90% of…”
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