Bulinus snails in the Lake Victoria Basin in Kenya: systematics and their role as hosts for schistosomes
Caitlin R. Babbitt, Martina R. Laidemitt, Martin W. Mutuku, Polycup O. Oraro, Sara V. Brant, Gerald M. Mkoji, Eric S. Loker
This study identifies Bulinus species in Kenya's Lake Victoria Basin and determines their role as hosts for Schistosoma species, finding that some species transmit S. haematobium while others transmit S. bovis.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Feb 10, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology