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| Title |
To Reduce the Global Burden of Human Schistosomiasis, Use ‘Old Fashioned’ Snail Control
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| Published in |
Trends in Parasitology, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.pt.2017.10.002 |
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| Authors |
Susanne H. Sokolow, Chelsea L. Wood, Isabel J. Jones, Kevin D. Lafferty, Armand M. Kuris, Michael H. Hsieh, Giulio A. De Leo |
| Abstract |
Control strategies to reduce human schistosomiasis have evolved from 'snail picking' campaigns, a century ago, to modern wide-scale human treatment campaigns, or preventive chemotherapy. Unfortunately, despite the rise in preventive chemotherapy campaigns, just as many people suffer from schistosomiasis today as they did 50 years ago. Snail control can complement preventive chemotherapy by reducing the risk of transmission from snails to humans. Here, we present ideas for modernizing and scaling up snail control, including spatiotemporal targeting, environmental diagnostics, better molluscicides, new technologies (e.g., gene drive), and 'outside the box' strategies such as natural enemies, traps, and repellants. We conclude that, to achieve the World Health Assembly's stated goal to eliminate schistosomiasis, it is time to give snail control another look. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 22% |
| Denmark | 1 | 6% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 10 | 56% |
| Members of the public | 7 | 39% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 199 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 199 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 14% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 21 | 11% |
| Unknown | 53 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 40 | 20% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 14 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 18% |
| Unknown | 56 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2018.
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