Search Results - "Maes, Tim"
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Large-scale and small-scale population genetic structure of the medically important gastropod species Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia)
Published in Parasites & vectors (19-09-2022)“…Gastropod snails remain strongly understudied, despite their important role in transmitting parasitic diseases. Knowledge of their distribution and population…”
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Larval UV exposure impairs adult immune function through a trade-off with larval investment in cuticular melanin
Published in Functional ecology (01-10-2015)“…Summary Despite the strong impact of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on invertebrates, it is unknown whether it affects immune function across metamorphosis. More…”
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Climate change could fuel urinary schistosomiasis transmission in Africa and Europe
Published in Global change biology (01-08-2024)“…The freshwater snail Bulinus truncatus is an important intermediate host for trematode parasites causing urogenital schistosomiasis, a tropical disease…”
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A call for standardised snail ecological studies to support schistosomiasis risk assessment and snail control efforts
Published in Hydrobiologia (01-05-2021)“…Freshwater snails act as intermediate hosts (IH) for schistosomiasis, a tropical disease affecting over 200 million people worldwide. Despite their medical…”
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No barrier breakdown between human and cattle schistosome species in the Senegal River Basin in the face of hybridisation
Published in International journal for parasitology (01-12-2019)“…[Display omitted] •A strong reproductive boundary between Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma bovis persists in co-endemic settings.•Schistosoma…”
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