Differentiating snail intermediate hosts of Schistosoma spp.using 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 

机构地区：[1]National Institute of Parasitic Diseases,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology,MOH,National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases,Ministry of Science and Technology,WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases,Shanghai 200020,China [2]Department of Pure&Applied Zoology,Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta,Abeokuta,Nigeria

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》2018年第1期301-313,共13页贫困所致传染病（英文）

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。

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 strategy.Main 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 diseases.Also,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 infections.Conclusions:Prioritizing snail studies,especially snail differentiation using molecular tools will boost disease surveillance and also enhance efficient schistosomaisis control programme in Africa.

关 键 词：SCHISTOSOMIASIS snail host schistosoma spp. genome database AFRICA 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]