Population genomics reveals multi-scale mechanisms sustaining schistosomiasis re-emergence in a near-elimination setting
Hannah D. Guss, Yannick Z. Francioli, Elise N. Grover, Andrew Hill, Wei Zou, Kristen J. Wade, Hamish Pike, Siddharth S. Gopalan, Liu Yang, Zhong Bo, David D. Pollock, Elizabeth J. Carlton, Todd A. Castoe
The paper uses population genomics to analyze Schistosoma japonicum re-emergence in Sichuan, China, revealing a diverse parasite population maintained in reservoirs and a regional transmission network.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics