S Jones, A Juhász, P Makaula, L J Cunningham, J Archer, C Nkolokosa, G Namacha, E Kambewa, D Lally, D R Kapira, P Chammudzi, S A Kayuni, J Musaya, J Russell Stothard
Starting in October 2021, quarterly malacological surveys have been undertaken in Malawi, with the sampling of 12 specified freshwater habitats throughout a calendar year. Each survey monitors the presence of aquatic intermediate snail hosts of medical and veterinary importance. In March 2023, the alien lymnaeid species Pseudosuccinea columella was encountered for the first time in the surveys, in Nsanje District. This species identity was later confirmed upon DNA analysis of mitochondrial ribosomal 16S sequences...
April 11, 2024: Parasites & Vectors