Agrochemical pollution increases risk of human exposure to schistosome parasites
Neal T. Halstead, Christopher M. Hoover, Arathi Arakala, David J. Civitello, Giulio A. De Leo, Manoj Gambhir, Steve A. Johnson, Kristin A. Loerns, Taegan A. McMahon, Karena Nguyen, Thomas R. Raffel, Justin V. Remais, Susanne H. Sokolow, Jason R. Rohr
This study shows agrochemicals increase schistosome-infected snail densities, potentially raising schistosomiasis transmission risks in endemic areas.
bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2017 · PreprintEcology