Snail juvenile growth rate as a rapid predictor of the transmission potential of parasitizing human schistosomes.
Biomphalaria glabrata
Growth assay
Juvenile growth
Life table experiment
Parasite transmission
Schistosoma mansoni
Journal
Experimental parasitology
ISSN: 1090-2449
Titre abrégé: Exp Parasitol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370713
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
received:
06
06
2022
revised:
24
08
2022
accepted:
06
09
2022
pubmed:
13
9
2022
medline:
27
10
2022
entrez:
12
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Host and parasite traits that are sensitive to environmental perturbations merit special attention in the mitigation of diseases. While life table experiments allow a practical evaluation of variability of these traits with environmental change, they are cost and resource intensive. Here, we use a model snail host-trematode parasite system to test the efficacy of an expeditious alternative. Rapidly changing host traits (such as juvenile growth rate) can be used as effective predictors of parasite transmission potential across a range of environmental factors. This approach can be applied to anticipate epidemiological changes under diverse environmental scenarios.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36096192
pii: S0014-4894(22)00172-2
doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108378
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
108378Informations de copyright
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