Stocking African catfish in Lake Victoria provides effective biocontrol of snail vectors of Schistosoma mansoni.

ABSTRACT: In areas of high infection prevalence, effective control of schistosomiasis - one of the most important Neglected Tropical Diseases - requires supplementing medical treatment with interventions targeted at the environmental reservoir of disease. In addition to provision of clean water, reliable sanitation, and molluscicide use to control the obligate intermediate host snail, top-down biological control of parasite-competent snails has recently gained increasing interest in the scientific community. However, evidence that natural predators can effectively reduce snail abundance and, ultimately, transmission risk to vulnerable human populations remains limited. In this study, we used a Before-After-Control-Intervention (BACI) design implemented in seven lakeside areas, including three interv

SUBMITTER: Proud R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419634 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature