Thrilled to share my first first author publication, out now in
@plosglobalpublichealth.org! We detected Schistosoma-snails in rice fields and tested some key native fish for predation of snails… & more coming soon 👀
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Human Schistosoma exposure risk in rice fields and an exploration of fish species for snail and schistosomiasis biocontrol
Schistosomiasis is a devastating parasitic disease in which the infectious stage to humans is released by intermediate host snails. The Senegal River Basin (SRB) is a high-risk area for both urogenita...