Differentiating snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma *** molecular approaches:fundamental to successful integrated control mechanism in Africa

作     者：Eniola Michael Abe Wei Guan Yun-Hai Guo Kokouvi Kassegne Zhi-Qiang Qin Jing Xu Jun-Hu Chen Uwem Friday Ekpo Shi-Zhu Li Xiao-Nong Zhou Abe Eniola Michael;Guan Wei;Guo Yun-Hai;Kassegne Kokouvi;Qin Zhi-Qiang;Xu Jing;Chen Jun-Hu;Ekpo Uwem Friday;Li Shi-Zhu;Zhou Xiao-Nong

作者机构：National Institute of Parasitic DiseasesChinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionKey Laboratory of Parasite and Vector BiologyMOHNational Center for International Research on Tropical DiseasesMinistry of Science and TechnologyWHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical DiseasesShanghai 200020China Department of Pure&Applied ZoologyFederal University of Agriculture AbeokutaAbeokutaNigeria 

出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第7卷第1期

页      面：301-313页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：The study is supported by Chinese National Science and Technology Major Program(grant no.2016ZX10004222-004) The funders played no role in the study design,data collection,and data analysis or interpretation 

主　　题：Schistosomiasis snail host schistosoma spp. genome database Africa 

摘      要：Background:Snail intermediate hosts play active roles in the transmission of snail-borne trematode infections in Africa.A good knowledge of snail-borne diseases epidemiology particularly snail intermediate host populations would provide the necessary impetus to complementing existing control *** body:This review highlights the importance of molecular approaches in differentiating snail hosts population structure and the need to provide adequate information on snail host populations by updating snail hosts genome database for Africa,in order to equip different stakeholders with adequate information on the ecology of snail intermediate hosts and their roles in the transmission of different ***,we identify the gaps and areas where there is need for urgent intervention to facilitate effective integrated control of schistosomiasis and other snail-borne trematode ***:Prioritizing snail studies,especially snail differentiation using molecular tools will boost disease surveillance and also enhance efficient schistosomaisis control programme in Africa.