Molecular characterization and distribution of Schistosoma cercariae collected from naturally infected bulinid snails in northern and central Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate identification of schistosome species infecting intermediate host snails is important for understanding parasite transmission, schistosomiasis control and elimination. Cercariae emerging from infected snails cannot be precisely identified morphologically to the species level. We used molecular tools to clarify the distribution of the Schistosoma haematobium group species infecting bulinid snails in a large part of Côte d'Ivoire and confirmed the presence of interspecific hybrid schistosomes.

Methods

Between June 2016 and March 2017, Bulinus snails were sampled in 164 human-water contact sites from 22 villages of the northern and central parts of Côte d'Ivoire. Multi-locus genetic analysis (mitochondrial cox1 and nuclear ITS) was performed on individual sc

SUBMITTER: Tian-Bi YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423847 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature