Tom Pennance, Javier Calvelo, Jacob A Tennessen, Ryan Burd, Jared Cayton, Stephanie R Bollmann, Michael S Blouin, Johannie M Spaan, Federico G Hoffmann, George Ogara, Fredrick Rawago, Kennedy Andiego, Boaz Mulonga, Meredith Odhiambo, Eric S Loker, Martina R Laidemitt, Lijun Lu, Andrés Iriarte, Maurice R Odiere, Michelle L Steinauer
BACKGROUND: Control and elimination of schistosomiasis is an arduous task, with current strategies proving inadequate to break transmission. Exploration of genetic approaches to interrupt Schistosoma mansoni transmission, the causative agent for human intestinal schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and South America, has led to genomic research of the snail vector hosts of the genus Biomphalaria. Few complete genomic resources exist, with African Biomphalaria species being particularly underrepresented despite this being where the majority of S...
February 19, 2024: BMC Genomics