Effects of temperature on the life history traits of intermediate host snails of fascioliasis: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of climate change has led to variations in various biological processes, leading to altered transmission dynamics of infectious diseases, including snail-borne diseases (SBDs). Fascioliasis is one of the neglected zoonotic tropical snail-borne diseases caused by the trematode of the genus Fasciola. This review focused on laboratory experimental and model studies that evaluate the potential effect of temperature change on the ecology and biology of the intermediate host snails (IHS) of Fasciola.

Methods

A literature search was conducted on Google Scholar, EBSCOhost, and PubMed databases using predefined medical subject heading terms, Boolean operators, and truncation symbols in combination with direct keywords: Fasciolosis AND Temperature, Lymnaea OR Aus

SUBMITTER: Dube A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10721167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature