Afforestation suppresses Oncomelania hupensis snail density through influencing algae in beaches of the Dongting Lake.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Xiao Yang, Qian Zhang, Li Ma, Qi-Xiang Sun, Song Liang, Jin-Xing Zhou
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; The Beaches
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009100; https://doaj.org/article/eab3d35a80e0410eb0201a4404cba179

Background Oncomelania snails serve as the sole intermediate host for Schistosoma japonicum, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases in the world. Afforestation suppression of the Oncomelania hupensis snail has been a long-term effective national strategy to decrease snail density in C...