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. 2024 Dec;105(12):e4472.
doi: 10.1002/ecy.4472. Epub 2024 Nov 19.

Resting in plain sight: Dormancy ecology of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma haematobium

Naima C Starkloff  1   2 , Moses P Mahalila  3 , Safari Kinung'hi  3 , David J Civitello  2
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Resting in plain sight: Dormancy ecology of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma haematobium

Naima C Starkloff et al. Ecology. 2024 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bulinus nasutus; aestivation; disease ecology; dormancy; schistosomiasis; seasonality; snail.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
The majority of Bulinus nasutus snails aestivated on the soil surface rather than below the soil surface. Photograph captured by Naima C. Starkloff in September 2023.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Survival rates of uninfected snails were significantly higher than that of infected snails through experimental aestivation (p < 0.001, binomial generalized linear mixed model [GLMM] with Firth's bias reduction due to all infected snails not surviving dormancy). Survival rates did not vary with length of aestivation period (1 month, 2 months), aestivation location (buried in soil, on top of soil), or snail size (maximum length in millimeters).
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